John Edgar Courtney (born 1934) is an Australian farmer and amateur
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 helped put together the first ''Field Guide to Australian Birdsong'', produced by the
Bird Observers Club of Australia
Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) was a club established on 12 April 1905 by members of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in Melbourne, Victoria, as the Bird Observers Club. Although inactive for many years, in 1 ...
. He joined the
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1959 and was the RAOU's
New England regional representative 1971–1978. In 1999 he was awarded the
RAOU's
John Hobbs Medal for outstanding contributions to Australian ornithology as an amateur.
See also
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List of ornithologists
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*John Abbot (entomologist), John Abbot – US
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References
*Debus, Stephen. (1999). John Hobbs Medal 1999: Citation. John Edgar Courtney. ''Emu'' 99: 228.
*Robin, Libby. (2001). ''The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001''. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press.
Australian ornithologists
1934 births
Living people
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