Robert Hall (ornithologist)
Robert Hall (19 October 1867 – 19 September 1949)[1] was a founding member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912–1913.[1]
Hall was born in Lal Lal, Victoria, Australia.[1] Hall made an expedition to Siberia, via Japan and Korea from 1903, with , to discover the previously unknown breeding grounds of various species of waders. His published works include A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899),[2] and Australian Bird Maps (1922).
Hall died in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Further reading[]
Australian ornithologists in Siberia Olga Tsara, State Library Victoria
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Smith, Ann G. "Hall, Robert (1867–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 June 2014 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ Short announcement/review of Hall 1899 in The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 4, issue 706 (April, 1900), p. 199 (section 'Editorial Gleanings').
- Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-522-84987-3
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