William Edwin Brooks
William Edwin Brooks (born July 30, 1828 near Dublin , Ireland , † January 18, 1899 in Mount Forest , Canada ) was an Irish ornithologist and civil engineer active in India. From 1856 to 1881 he worked as an engineer for railways in India. He corresponded with Allan Octavian Hume (mostly in India), Thomas C. Jerdon and Robert Christopher Tytler . His third son was the ornithologist and bird artist Allan Brooks (1869-1946), who was named after Hume.
After working in India, he settled in the Canadian province of Ontario . Brooks was an honorary member of the British Bird Union . His large collection of bird specimens can be found in the British Museum and partly in India. In 1887 his family moved from Milton to British Columbia .
Brooks is admired for his valuable admiration and advice on the utterances of warblers . He was one of the first to claim that every warbler has a distinctive reputation. The Brooks warbler ( Phylloscopus subviridis ) is named after him. He was also the first descriptor of many other leaf singers . He wrote numerous books during the 1870s and 1880s.
Publications (selection)
- Brooks, WE (1871): Notes on the ornithology of Cashmir. Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal.
- Brooks, WE (1872): The swans of India. Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 187 (2).
- Brooks, WE (1984): A few observations on some species of Phylloscopus. Ibis 6 (22).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander, HG (1955): Field notes on some Asian leaf warblers . British Bird 48: 293-299.
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| SURNAME | Brooks, William Edwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish ornithologist and civil engineer working in India |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Dublin , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1899 |
| Place of death | Mount Forest , Canada |