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Cicadabird
The Sahul cicadabird (''Edolisoma tenuirostre''), previously known as the common cicadabird or slender-billed cicadabird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species is placed in the reinstated genus ''Edolisoma'' by most authors. The common cicadabird was described as a "great speciator" by Ernst Mayr, Mayr & Jared Diamond, Diamond (2001); and Pedersen ''et al.'' (2018) described how this species rapidly colonized and diversified across the Indo-Pacific island region and Australia in the Pleistocene. Subspecies Six subspecies are recognised: * ''E. t. nehrkorni'' Tommaso Salvadori, Salvadori, 1890 – Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea; known from one specimen) * ''E. t. aruense'' Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Sharpe, 1878 – Aru Islands Regency, Aru Islands (southwest of New Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jardine (naturalist)
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegarth FRS FRSE FLS FSA (23 February 1800 – 21 November 1874) was a Scottish naturalist. He is known for his editing of a long series of natural history books, ''The Naturalist's Library''. Life and work Jardine was born on 23 February 1800 at 28 North Hanover Street in Edinburgh, the son of Sir Alexander Jardine, 6th baronet of Applegarth and his wife, Jane Maule. He was educated in both York and Edinburgh then studied medicine at Edinburgh University. From 1817 to 1821 he lodged with Rev Dr Andrew Grant at James Square, an arrangement made by his father. Grant was minister of St Andrew's Church on George Street. In his early years, aged only 25, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Sir David Brewster. He was a co-founder of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, and contributed to the founding of the Ray Society. He was "keenly addicted to field-sports, and a master equally of the rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
