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Nagamichi Kuroda
was a Japanese ornithologist. His works included ''Birds of the Island of Java'' (2 Volumes, 1933–36) and ''Parrots of the World in Life Colours'' (1975). He described the crested shelduck in 1917. He also worked on the distinction between the auks and petrels and the special characteristics of shearwaters that foraged underwater.Kuroda, N. 1953. On the skeletons of Puffinus nativitatus and Pagodroma nivea. Tori 13: 50–67.Kuroda, N. 1983. Some osteological notes on Procellariiformes. Tori 32:41–61. Family *Father: Kuroda Nagashige (1867–1939) *Mother: Shimazu Kiyoko *Wife: Princess Kan'in Shigeko (1897–1991) *Children (all by Kan’in Shigeko): **Nagahisa Kuroda, Kuroda Nagahisa (1916–2009) **Masako married Maeda Toshitatsu **Mitsuko married Yamauchi Toyoaki **Shizuko married Mitsuo Mansho (1927–2018) List of books available in English *''Birds of the Island of Java '' (1933) *''Passeres '' (1933) A bibliography of the duck tribe, Anatidae, mostly from 1926 to 194 ...
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Kuroda Nagamichi
Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese painter *Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian *Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and Justin Bieber, among others *Emily Kuroda (born 1952), American actress *, Japanese actress *, governor of Bank of Japan and former president of Asian Development Bank *, Japanese-born English actress *, Japanese baseball player *, pen name of a Japanese manga artist *, Japanese painter *, Japanese far-left philosopher and social theorist *, famed strategist under Toyotomi Hideyoshi *, Samurai, son of Kuroda Kanbei *, Japanese politician and second Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese haiku poet *, Japanese ornithologist *, Japanese writer *Paul Kuroda, (1917-2001), Japanese-American nuclear scientist *Robert T. Kuroda (1922–1944), American soldier Medal of Honor recipient *, linguist, inventor of the Kuroda normal form *, child of Emperor Ak ...
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Ornithologist
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. It has also been an area with a large contribution made by amateurs in terms of time, resources, and financial support. Studies on birds have helped develop key concepts in biology including evolution, behaviour and ecology such as the definition of species, the process of speciation, instinct, learning, ecological niches, guilds, island biogeography, phylogeography, and conservation. While early ornithology was principally concerned with descriptions and distributions of species, ornithologists today seek answers to very specific questions, often using birds as models to test hypotheses or predictions based on theories. Most modern biological theories apply across life forms, and the number of scientists who i ...
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Crested Shelduck
The crested shelduck (''Tadorna cristata''), or Korean crested shelduck, is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is critically endangered and may be extinct. The male crested shelduck has a greenish-black crown, breast, primaries, and tail, while the rest of its face, chin, and throat are brownish black. The male's belly, undertail coverts, and flanks are a dark grey with black striations. The upper wing coverts are white, while its speculum is an iridescent green. The female has a white eye ring, black crest, white face, chin, throat, neck, and uppers wing coverts and a dark brown body with white striations. Additionally, both sexes have a distinctive green tuft of feathers protruding from the head. Very little is known about this species because of the limited number of observations of it. It apparently breeds in Korea and eastern Russia and is probably a relict species that had a wider distribution in prehistoric times. Some think that this species is extinct, althou ...
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Nagahisa Kuroda
Nagahisa Kuroda (23 November 1916 – 26 February 2009) was a Japanese ornithologist. He wrote several books on the birds of Japan and worked on Japanese encephalitis, the systematics of shearwaters, ducks and on avian anatomy. Kuroda was the son of Japanese ornithologist Nagamichi Kuroda. He studied at Gakushuin High School and Tokyo University before receiving his doctorate from Hokkaido University where he worked on the systematics of shearwaters under Toru Uchida. He worked briefly with the US Army 406th Medical General Laboratory, collaborating with Dr. Oliver L. Austin Oliver Luther Austin Jr. (May 24, 1903 – December 31, 1988) was an ornithologist who wrote the definitive study ''Birds of the World,'' eventually published in seven languages. At various times he was Director of the Austin Ornithological Resear .... He then moved to the Yamashina Institute of Ornithology where he worked for the rest of his life. He took a special interest in the seabirds. He was an able a ...
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Japanese Ornithologists
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Japanese Mammalogists
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ...
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