William Brewster Medal

The William Brewster Medal is awarded annually by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) to authors or co-authors who have published an exceptional work on birds of the Western Hemisphere . The award consists of a medal and honorary salary . It is funded by the William Brewster Memorial Foundation of the AOU and awarded by his friends in honor of the AOU founding member William Brewster (1851-1919). The first prize winners were awarded $ 7,250. The medal was awarded every two years from 1921 to 1937 and annually from 1938 onwards.

Award winners

2020 Regina Macedo , John Rotenberry
2019 Helen James , Craig Benkman
2018 Bette A. Loiselle
2017 James D. Nichols
2016 Patricia G. Parker
2015 Rosemary Grant
2014 Geoffrey E. Hill
2013 James V. Remsen
2012 Robert C. Fleischer
2011 Sandra Lee Vehrencamp (* 1948) "For your thorough and informative work on social evolution and animal communication."
2010 Steven Robert Beissinger "For his innovative contributions, his extraordinary research and his long-term dedication to the conservation biology of birds in the western hemisphere ..."
2009 Joanna Burger “For her work on the behavior and ecology of sea birds and the like. a. together with Elizabeth Anne Schreiber in 'Biology of Marine Birds'. "
2008 Spencer George Sealy "For his work on evolutionary interrelationships between parasitic cowbirds and their hosts, the songbirds ."
2007 Allan John Baker "For his extraordinary and influential work in the molecular evolution of birds ..."
2006 Sidney Anthony Gauthreaux , Jr. "For his exceptional leadership and innovative contributions to the study of bird migration ..."
2005 Robert Martin Zink "For his significant and ongoing contributions to the systematics of birds, for his phylogenetic phylogeography, for his species theory and his nature conservation ..."
2004 Russell Paul Balda and Alan Curtis Kamil "For their seminal works on the biology of North American corvids, specifically cognition, memory, learning and retention and all related aspects of social behavior ..."
2003 Douglas Wayne Mock "For his insights into the life cycle of birds, for his extraordinary contributions to our understanding of what goes on in bird families ..."
2002 James Neil Munro Smith (1944–2005) “For his success in solving the mysteries of avian demography, for his key role in initiating and leading one of the most important long-term study projects in avian ecology, and for his success in producing outcomes on evolutionary questions of far-reaching general Interest…"
2001 Stephen Irwin Rothstein “For his internationally recognized and well-founded contributions in the field of behavioral ecology, the evolution and protection of birds, for his penetrating and objective evaluations in the works of other researchers and for his contributions to the teaching and training of young ornithologists ... "
2000 Cynthia Carey "For her innovative and truly integrative research on the adaptation of birds to altitude and cold, as well as for her synthesis and constructive role of specifications for the future ecophysiology of birds ..."
1999 Walter Daniel Koenig "For his success in unraveling some of the mysteries of cooperative breeding and for his excellent contributions to evolutionary and population ecology ..."
1998 Frank Gill (* 1941) "For his research and his incredible services for birds and the ornithological society ..."
1997 John Charles Avise "For his contributions to genetic production in studies in the ecology and evolution of birds ..."
1996 Kenneth Paul Able "For his successes in deciphering some [...] mysteries about orientation and navigation in birds and his outstanding achievements in the field of laboratory research ..."
1995 Eugene Siller Morton (* 1940) "In recognition of his excellent achievements ..."
1994 David Frank McKinney (1928–2001) "For the important works of an exemplary scientist and teacher ..."
1993 Richard Turner Holmes "For his thoroughness, his richness and his timelessness in his important works ..."
1992 Ned Keith Johnson (1932–2003) "Because of his many proven skills in field research and his pioneering publications ..."
1991 Lewis Warren Oring "Because of his field research skills and influential publications" ...
1990 Fred Cooke (* 1936) Cook made other important contributions to […] birds from the Hudson Bay region. He is also co-author of the book 'Avian genetics: a population and ecological approach' (Academic Press), published in 1987, which contains authoritative contributions from him.
1989 Noel Friedrich Ralph Snyder (* 1938) "In recognition of [the] top performance in the field of sustainable field research, many highly regarded publications and the unquestioned righteousness ..."
1988 Robert B. Payne (* 1938)
1987 Jerram Lefevre Brown (* 1950)
1986 Val Nolan Jr. (1920–2008) "For his excellent study on the rust-crowned wood warbler, a member of a primarily American group, the beautiful wood warbler ..."
1985 John W. Fitzpatrick (* 1951) and Glen Everett Woolfenden (1930–2007) for their study of the Florida jays.
1984 Stephen Thompson Emlen
1983 Peter Raymond Grant "For the noticeable expansion of our knowledge of Darwin's finches and the general significance of its research milestones."
1982 Robert Eric Ricklefs (* 1943) "For his new discoveries and fruitful contributions in various specialist areas."
1981 William Tinsley Keeton (1933–1980) (posthumous)
1980 Frank Alois Pitelka (1916-2003)
1979 William Ryan Dawson For "all of the many refreshing insights he gave and the many things he taught us about the way birds physiologically adapt to their environment"
1978 Pierce Brodkorb (1908–1992)
1977 Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee (1901–1984) for his life's work on taxonomy and distribution of Neotropical birds
1976 Gordon Howell Orians (* 1932) for his studies on the evolutionary ecology of birds.
1975 Jürgen Haffer (1932–2010) for his series of publications on the ornithogeography of South America.
1974 James Roger King (1927–1991) for his physiological studies on Zonotrichia Ammern .
1973 Rodolfo Amando Philippi Bañados (1905–1969), Alfredo William Johnson (1894–1979) and Jack William Davies Goodall Callaway (1892 (1893?) - 1980) for research on the Chilean avifauna.
1972 David William Snow (1924–2009) and Barbara Kathleen Snow (1921–2007) for studies on the biology of Neotropical birds.
1971 Charles Gald Sibley (1917–1998) for his studies on the relationship between higher categories of birds through electrophoretic patterns in proteins
1970 No award
1969 No award
1968 Wesley Edwin Lanyon (* 1926) for the pioneering studies
1967 Walter Edmond Clyde Todd (1874–1969), second William Brewster Medal for "Birds of the Labrador Peninsula and adjacent areas: a distributional".
1966 George Adelbert Bartholomew (1919-2006)
1965 Ernst Mayr (1904-2005)
1964 Herbert Friedmann (1900–1987) for his publication Host relations of the parasitic cowbirds .
1963 Ralph Simon Palmer (1914-2003)
1962 Albert Wolfson (1917–2002)
1961 Harold Ford Mayfield (1911–2007) for his monograph " The Kirtland's warbler ",
1960 Donald Sankey Farner (1915–1988)
1959 Alexander Wetmore (1886–1978)
1958 Arlie William Schorger (1884–1972) for "The passenger pigeon, its natural history and extinction".
1957 Robert Porter Allen (1905–1963) for his work The Flamingos: their life history and survival. With special reference to the American or West Indian Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
1956 George Hines Lowery, Jr. (1913–1978) for his contributions to the nocturnal migration of birds. In particular for his main work A quantitative study of the nocturnal migration of birds
1955 William Henry Phelps (1875–1965) for his elementary contributions to the systematics of American birds, especially the Venezuelan avifauna .
1954 James Bond (1900–1989) for his work Field guide to birds of the West Indies: a guide to all the species of birds known from the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles and Bahama Islands .
1953 Hildegarde Howard (1901–1998) for her services in the field of paleontology of birds.
1952 John Todd Zimmer (1889–1957) for his work on the systematics and distribution of South American birds, especially from Peru. en
1951 Samuel Charles Kendeigh (1904–1986) Characteristics, metabolism and energy reserves in birds.
1950 Alexander Frank Skutch (1904-2004) for his publication series Life Histories of Central American Birds
1949 No award
1948 David Lambert Lack (1910–1973) for his publications Darwin's Finches and The Galapagos finches (Geospizinae) a study in variation .
1947 Francis Herbert Kortright (1887–1972) for his book The Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America
1946 No award
1945 Hans Albert Hochbaum (1911–1988) for his book The Canvasback on a Prairie Marsh
1944 Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996) for the second edition of A field guide to the birds
1943 Alden Holmes Miller (1906–1965) for Speciation in the avian genus Junco
1942 Margaret Morse Nice (1883–1974) for her studies on Singammern Studies in the Life History of the Song Sparrow .
1941 Donald Ryder Dickey (1887-1932) and Adriaan Joseph van Rossem (1892-1949) were chosen for their joint publication The birds of El Salvador . Van Rossem completed the work after Dickicke's death in 1932.
1940 James Lee Peters (1889–1952) for his life's work Check-list of birds of the world
1939 Witmer Stone (1866-1939) for his two-volume work Bird Studies at Old Cape May: An Ornithology of Coastal New Jersey He was only awarded the prize after his death.
1938 Thomas Sadler Roberts (1858–1946) for The birds of Minnesota
1937 Robert Cushman Murphy (1887–1973) wrote Oceanic Birds of South America for which he received the John Burroughs Medal in addition to the William Brewster Medal .

1935 Herbert Lee Stoddard (1889–1968) for his ABC of ecology The Bobwhite Quail - Its Habits, Preservation, and Increase .

1933 Frank Michler Chapman (1864–1945) for his "Handbook of birds of eastern North America".

1931 Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863–1948) for the most comprehensive book of the time on birds of the Southwest, Birds of New Mexico .

1929 Carl Eduard Hellmayr (1878–1944) for his contributions to Catalog of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History.

1927 John Charles Phillips (1876–1938) for his work A Natural History of the Ducks .

1925 Walter Edmond Clyde Todd (1874–1969) and Melbourne Armstrong Carriker Jr. (1879–1965) for their joint work "The birds of the Santa Marta region Colombia".

1923 Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866–1954) for his work "Life Histories of North American Birds" (Volumes 1–4).

1921 Robert Ridgway (1850–1929) for his Magnum Opus "The birds of North and middle America: a descriptive catalog of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other islands of the Caribbean Sea, and the Galapagos Archipelago "he received the honor especially for the 5th volume.

Web links

William Brewster Memorial Award

Individual evidence

↑ The Auk Vol. 63, No. 2 The American Ornithologists' Union at a glance (PDF; 74 kB)

^ William Brewster Memorial Award page on the medal at the AOU

↑ AOU Honors Kress, Morris, Jahn, Bensch, and Hill. ornithologyexchange.org; accessed on October 14, 2014.

↑ Ornithological Newsletter October 2012 ( Memento of the original from November 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, 229 kB) at osnabirds.org; Retrieved October 9, 2012 @1@ 2

^ Sandra L. Vehrencamp, 2011 recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award at the American Ornithologists' Union (aou.org); Retrieved September 30, 2012

↑ The Auk, Vol. 128, No. 1, 191–193, 2011 William Brewster Memorial Award, 2010 (PDF; 472 kB)

↑ The Auk Vol. 127, No. 1, 2010 William Brewster Memorial Award, 2009 (PDF; 334 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 126, No. 1, 2009 2008 recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award

↑ The Auk, Vol 125, No. 1, 2008 2007 recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award

↑ The Auk, Vol 124, No. 1, 2007 2006 recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award

↑ The Auk, Vol 123, No. 1, 2006 2005 recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award

↑ The Auk, Vol 122, No. 1, 2005 William Brewster Memorial Award, 2004: Russell P. Balda and Alan C. Kamil

↑ The Auk, Vol 121, No. 1, 2004 2003

↑ Peter Arcese: In Memoriam: James NM Smith, 1944-2005 . In: The Auk . tape 124 , no. 2 , 2007, p. 716-719 , doi : 10.1642 / 0004-8038 (2007) 124 [716: IMJNMS] 2.0.CO; 2 .

↑ The Auk, Vol 120, No. 1, 2003 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 2002

↑ The Auk, Vol 119, No. 1, 2002 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 2001

↑ The Auk, Vol 118, No. 1, 2001 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 2000 (PDF; 238 kB)

↑ Cornell Lab of Ornithology Walt Koenig's CV (Engl.)

↑ The Auk, Vol 117, No. 1, 2000 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 1999 (PDF; 132 kB)

↑ Pascal Consortial Survey Initiative Gill, Frank B. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / fm17.888.net

↑ The Auk, Vol 116, No. 1, 1999 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 1998 (PDF; 80 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 115, No. 1, 1998 Brewster Award Memorial Award, 1997 (PDF; 136 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 114, No. 1, 1997 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1996 (PDF; 132 kB)

↑ Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Eugene Siller Morton (Eng.)

↑ The Auk, Vol 113, No. 1, 1996 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1995 (PDF; 137 kB)

^ Douglas Wayne Mock: In Memoriam: Frank McKinney, 1928-2001 . In: The Auk . tape 119 , no. 2 , 2003, p. 507-509 , doi : 10.2307 / 4089896 .

↑ The Auk, Vol 112, No. 1, 1995 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1994 (PDF; 170 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 111, No. 1, 1994 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1993 (PDF; 90 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 121, No. 2, 2004 In Memoriam: Ned Keith Johnson, 1932-2003 Original article

↑ The Auk, Vol 110, No. 1, 1993 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1992 (PDF; 114 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 109, No. 1, 1992 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1991 (PDF; 148 kB)

^ Society of Canadian Ornithologists 1993 Doris Huestis Speirs Award for outstanding contributions in canadian ornithology - Fred Cooke (PDF; 85 kB) (original article )

↑ The Auk, Vol 108, No. 1, 1991 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1990 (PDF; 77 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 107, No. 1, 1990 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1989 (PDF; 88 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 106, No. 2, 1989 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1988 (PDF; 61 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 105, No. 2, 1988 William Brewster Memorial Award, 1987 (PDF; 63 kB)

↑ Circular B16-2010 Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington Memorial Resolution, Val Nolan Jr. (April 28, 1920 - March 27, 2008)

↑ The Auk, Vol 104, No. 2, 1987 Brewster Award, 1986 (PDF; 138 kB)

↑ Zoonomen Author data --F Fitzpatrick, John W

↑ The Auk, Vol 126, No. 2, 2009 In Memoriam: Glen Everett Woolfenden, 1930–2007 Original article

↑ The Auk, Vol 103, No. 2, 1986 Brewster Award, 1985 (PDF; 171 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 102, No. 1, 1985 Brewster Award, 1984 (PDF; 149 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 101, No. 1, 1984 Brewster Awards, 1983 (PDF; 126 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 100, No. 1, 1983 Brewster Awards, 1982 (PDF; 43 kB)

↑ Arctic Vol. 98, No. 1, 1981 William T. Keeton (PDF; 351 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 99, No. 1, 1982 Brewster Award, 1981 (PDF; 116 kB) l

↑ Arctic Vol. 59, No. 1, 2006 Frank A. Pitelka (1916–2003) (English; PDF; 500 kB) Original article

↑ The Auk, Vol 98, No. 1, 1981 Brewster Award, 1980 (PDF; 136 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 97, No. 1, 1980 Brewster Awards, 1979 (PDF; 54 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 96, No. 1, 1979 Brewster and Coues Awards, 1978 (PDF; 68 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 95, No. 1, 1978 Brewster and Coues Awards, 1977 (PDF; 65 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 94, No. 1, 1977 Proceedings of the Ninety-Fourth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 1.1 MB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 93, No. 1, 1976 Proceedings of the Ninety-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 1.1 MB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 109, No. 3, 1992 In memoriam: James R. King, 1927–1991 (PDF; 225 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 92, No. 2, 1975 Proceedings of the Ninety-Second Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 1.2 MB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 91, No. 2, 1974 Proceedings of the Ninety-First Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 1.2 MB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 90, No. 1, 1974 Proceedings of the Ninetieth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 893 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 89, No. 1, 1972 Proceedings of the 89th Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 705 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 86, No. 1, 1969 Proceedings of the Eightieth-Sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 727 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 87, No. 4, 1970 In memoriam: Walter Edmond Clyde Todd (PDF; 930 kB) l

↑ The Auk, Vol 85, No. 1, 1968 Proceedings of the Eightieth-Fifth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 768 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 127, No. 4, 2007 In memoriam: George Adelbert Bartholomew, 1919–2006

↑ The Auk, Vol 84, No. 2, 1966 Proceedings of the Eightieth-Fourth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 730 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 83, No. 2, 1965 Proceedings of the Eightieth-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 720 kB)

↑ National Academy of Sciences Herbert Friedmann 1900–1987 A Biographical Memoir by S. Dillon Ripley (PDF; 1.0 MB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 82, No. 2, 1964 Proceedings of the Eightieth-Second Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 702 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol. 121, No. 3, 2004 In Memoriam: Ralph Simon Palmer, 1914-2003 , Vol 81, No. 2, 1964 Proceedings of the Eightieth-First Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 638 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 80, No. 2, 1963 Proceedings of the Eightieth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 659 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 79, No. 2, 1962 Proceedings of the Seventy-Ninth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 643 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 106, No. 4, 1939 In memoriam: Donald S. Farner (PDF; 291 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 78, No. 2, 1961 Proceedings of the Seventy-Eighth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 681 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 77, No. 1, 1960 The Seventy-Seventh Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 674 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 104, No. 3, 1987 In memoriam: Arlie William Schorger (PDF; 459 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 76, No. 1, 1959 The Seventy-Sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 763 kB)

↑ The Auk, Volume 86, Number 1 January, 1969 In memorian: Robert Porter Allen (PDF; 495 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 98, No. 1, 1981 In memoriam: George H. Lowery, Jr. (PDF; 517 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 74, No. 1, 1957 The Seventy-Forth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 564 kB)

↑ The Wilson Bulletin, Volume 67, Number 4, 1955 Ornithological News (PDF; 48 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 72, No. 1, 1955 The Seventy-Second Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 592 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 117, No. 3, 2000 In memoriam: Hildegarde Howard, 1901–1998 (PDF; 536 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol. 71, No. 1, 1954 The Seventy-First Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 632 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 70, No. 2, 1953 The Seventieth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 712 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 104, No. 3, 1987 In memoriam: Samuel Charles Kendeigh (PDF; 132 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 69, No. 1, 1952 The Sixty-Ninth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 724 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 122, No. 2, 2005 In memoriam: Alexander F. Skutch, 1904-2004

↑ The Auk, Vol 68, No. 1, 1951 The Sixty-Eighth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 733 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 66, No. 1, 1949 The Sixty-Sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 488 kB)

↑ The Auk Vol. 65, No. 1, 1948, p. 108 The Sixty-Fifth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 478 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 105, No. 4, 1988 In memoriam: Hans Albert Hochbaum (PDF; 142 kB)

↑ The Auk Vol. 63, No. 1, 1946 The Sixty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 295 kB)

^ Roger Tory Peterson Institute Biography Roger Tory Peterson

↑ The Auk, Vol 62, No. 2, 1945 The Sixty-Second Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 241 kB)

↑ The Auk Vol. 82, No. 4, 1965 Alden Holmes Miller (1906–1965) (PDF; 64 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 61, No. 1, 1944 The Sixty-First Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 274 kB)

↑ The Auk Vol. 94, No. 3, 1977 In Memoriam: Margaret Morse Nice (PDF; 887 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 60, No. 1, 1943 The Sixtieth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 459 kB)

↑ The Condor, Vol 36, No. 2, 1934 An Appreciation of Donald Ryder Dickey (PDF; 617 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 74, No. 1, 1957 In memoriam: Adriaan Joseph Van Rossem (PDF; 541 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 59, No. 1, 1942 The Fifty-Ninth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 526 kB)

↑ The Auk, Vol 74, No. 2, 1957 In Memorian: James Lee Peters (PDF; 447 kB) Original article
↑ The Auk, Vol 58, No. 1, 1941 The Fifty-Eighth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 522 kB)
↑ The Auk Vol. 58, No. 3, 1941 In memoriam: Witmer Stone (PDF; 911.37 kB) l
↑ The Auk, Vol 57, No. 1, 1940 The Fifty-Seventh Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 454 kB)
↑ The Auk, Vol 63, No. 4, 1946 Thomas Sadler Roberts (1858–1946) (English; PDF; 590 kB)
↑ The Auk, Vol 56, No. 1, 1939 The Fifty-Sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union (PDF; 657 kB)
↑ The Auk, Vol 91, No. 1, 1974 In memoriam: Robert Cushman Murphy, April, 29, 1887-March 20, 1973–1965 (PDF; 612 kB)
↑ The Waterbird Society Robert Cushman Murphy Prize ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.) @1@ 2