Peter James Grant (1943 – 16 April 1990) was a British
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 th ...
. He was the third chairman of the
British Birds Rarities Committee
The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video r ...
, from 1976 to 1986.
Publications
* "The New Approach to Identification" (co-authored by
Killian Mullarney
Killian Mullarney is an Irish ornithologist, bird artist and bird tour leader. He designed a series of Irish definitive stamps for An Post illustrating Irish birds issued between 1997 and 2004.
He was born in Dublin in 1958, and educated at home ...
)
* "Gulls, an identification guide"
* "
Collins Bird Guide
The ''Collins Bird Guide'' is a field guide to the birds of the Western Palearctic.
Its authors are Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant, and it is illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström (with two ...
" (co-authored by
Lars Svensson, published
posthumously
Posthumous may refer to:
* Posthumous award - an award, prize or medal granted after the recipient's death
* Posthumous publication – material published after the author's death
* ''Posthumous'' (album), by Warne Marsh, 1987
* ''Posthumous'' (E ...
)
See also
*
Peter R. Grant
1943 births
1990 deaths
British ornithologists
20th-century British zoologists
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