Thomas Caverhill Jerdon

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Thomas C. Jerdon

Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (born October 12, 1811 in Durham , † June 12, 1872 in Upper Norwood ) was a British medic, zoologist and botanist.

Life

After completing his studies in Edinburgh, Thomas C. Jerdon was promoted to assistant doctor in the British East India Company and later to medical officer of the Madras regiment.

Dedication names

Francis Day (1829-1889) honored Jerdon, the discoverer of this new fish species, in 1873 in the specific epithet for a species belonging to the Erethistidae family called Hara jerdoni (syn. Pomacentrus jerdoni or Erethistes jerdoni).

In 1842 Edward Blyth (1810–1873) paid him tribute in the name of the Hindu Weih ( Aviceda jerdoni ) and honored him as a naturalist who contributed much to the zoology of India with his ornithological research studies.

First descriptions by Thomas Caverhill Jerdon

Thomas Caverhill Jerdon was the first author to describe some species and subspecies. Occasionally he is found in the literature as a co-author for the genus Tickellia Blyth , 1861, which Blyth created for the monotypical species of the broad-billed warbler ( Tickellia hodgsoni ) ( Moore, F , 1854), for the rust-bellied short-winged ( Brachypteryx hyperythra ) Blyth , 1861 and for a subspecies of the mountain tailor bird ( Orthotomus cucullatus coronatus ) Blyth , 1861. Since Blyth published the article in the Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London , this is the sole lead author according to the International Nomenclature Rules, although all genera and species described have Jerdon's name as an addition and Jerdon provided the original notes to the article.

species

The species Jerdon described include (chronologically):

Subspecies

The subspecies that Jerdon helped describe include:

  • Besrasperber ( Accipiter virgatus besra ) Jerdon , 1839
  • Stentorreed Warbler ( Acrocephalus stentoreus brunnescens ) ( Jerdon , 1839)
  • Spruce Meise ( Periparus rubidiventris beavani ) ( Jerdon , 1863)
  • Bamboo warbler ( Abroscopus superciliaris flaviventris ) ( Jerdon , 1863)
  • Barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica tytleri ) Jerdon , 1864
  • Saker ( Falco cherrug milvipes ) Jerdon 1871

Works (selection)

  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 10 , no. 24 , 1839, pp. 60–91 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 10 , no. 25 , 1839, pp. 234–269 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 11 , no. 26 , 1840, p. 1-38 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 11 , no. 27 , 1840, p. 207–239 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 12 , no. 28 , 1840, p. 1–15 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India, arranged according to the modern system of classification: with brief notes on their habits and geographical distribution, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described species . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 12 , no. 29 , 1840, pp. 193-227 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Supplement to the Catalog of the birds of the peninsula of India . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 13 , no. 30 , 1844, pp. 156-174 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Second Supplement to the Catalog of the Birds of Southern India . In: The Madras journal of literature and science . tape 13 , no. 31 , 1845, p. 116-144 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Illustrations of Indian ornithology: containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . PR Hunt, American Mission Press, Madras 1847 ( online [accessed October 1, 2013]).
  • Catalog of Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India . In: The journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . tape 22 , no. 5 , 1853, pp. 462–479 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Catalog of Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India . In: The journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . tape 22 , no. 6 , 1853, pp. 522-434 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • A catalog of the species of ants found in Southern India . In: Annals and Magazine of Natural History (=  2 ). tape 13 , no. 73 , 1854, pp. 45–56 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • A catalog of the species of ants found in Southern India . In: Annals and Magazine of Natural History (=  2 ). tape 13 , no. 74 , 1854, pp. 100–110 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • The birds of India: being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India, with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a Maunual of Ornithology specially adapted for India . tape 1 . Printed for the Author by the Military Orphan Press, Calcutta 1862 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • The birds of India: being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India, with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a Maunual of Ornithology specially adapted for India . tape 2 , no. 1 . Printed for the Author by the Military Orphan Press, Calcutta 1863 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • The birds of India: being a natural history of all the birds known to inhabit continental India, with descriptions of the species, genera, families, tribes, and orders, and a brief notice of such families as are not found in India, making it a Maunual of Ornithology specially adapted for India . tape 3 . Printed for the Author by the Military Orphan Press, Calcutta 1864 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of India: Being Descriptions of All the Species ogf Game Birds, Snipe, and Duck Found in India with an account of their habits and geographical distribution . tape 3 . Printed for the Author by the Military Orphan Press, Calcutta 1864 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • The mammals of India: a natural history of all the animals known to inhabit continental India . Printed for the author by the Thomason college press, Roorkee 1867 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).
  • Supplementary Notes to 'The Birds of India' . In: The Ibis (=  3 ). tape 1 , no. 2 , 1871, p. 234–247 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Supplementary Notes to 'The Birds of India' . In: The Ibis (=  3 ). tape 1 , no. 3 , 1871, p. 335–356 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Supplementary Notes to 'The Birds of India' . In: The Ibis (=  3 ). tape 2 , no. 5 , 1872, p. 1–22 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Supplementary Notes to 'The Birds of India' . In: The Ibis (=  3 ). tape 2 , no. 6 , 1872, p. 114-139 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Supplementary Notes to 'The Birds of India' . In: The Ibis (=  3 ). tape 2 , no. 7 , 1872, p. 297-310 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • The mammals of India: a natural history of all the animals known to inhabit continental India . Correction edition. John Wheldon, London 1874 ( online [accessed October 3, 2013]).

literature

  • Henry Tibbats Stainton, Frederick Currey: Obituary Notice- Thomas Caverhill Jerdon . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 1873, p. XXXII-XXXIII ( online [accessed October 1, 2013]).
  • Walter Elliot: Memoir of Dr. TC Jerdon . In: History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club . tape 7 , 1873, p. 143–151 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Francis Day: On new imperfectly known Fishes from India . In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 1873, p. 236–240 ( online [accessed October 4, 2013]).
  • Edward Blyth: Te Curator read his report for the month of April 1842, as follow: . In: The journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal . tape 11 , no. 125 , 1842, pp. 444-470 ( online [accessed October 5, 2013]).
  • Edward Blyth: Notes on some birds by Dr. Jerdon in Sikkim . In: Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London . 1861, p. 199–202 ( online [accessed October 4, 2013]).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Francis Day, p. 238
  2. ^ Edward Blyth (1842), p. 464
  3. ^ Edward Blyth (1861), p. 199
  4. ^ Edward Blyth (1861), p. 201
  5. ^ Edward Blyth (1861), p. 200
personal data
SURNAME Jerdon, Thomas Caverhill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British medic, zoologist and botanist
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Durham
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1872
Place of death Upper Norwood