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Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852 OD v.6 (1852-1853) - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - Biodiversity Heritage Library
Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni Cassin, 1852
Song Sparrow ssp. Melospiza melodia heermanni Baird, 1858
https://dvoc.org/wp/wp-content/uplo...ting-the-Life-and-Death-of-A.-L.-Heermann.pdf tells us
The mammal named for him is:
Dipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853 v.6 (1852-1853) - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Melospiza melodia heermanni Baird, SF 1858 OD v.9=pt.2 (1853-1858) - Reports of explorations and surveys - Biodiversity Heritage LibraryI have dedicated this handsome species to my friend Dr. Heermann, as a token of acknowledgement due to his accomplishment as a naturalist, and his great perseverance and success as a scientific traveller.
...labelled Zonotrichia guttata by Dr. Heermann...
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Song Sparrow ssp. Melospiza melodia heermanni Baird, 1858
Dr Adolphus Lewis Heermann (1827–1865) was an army physician and naturalist. He came to the attention of Spencer Baird (q.v.) at the USNM, and was assigned to a surveying party for the Pacific Railroad line. Heermann was especially interested in collecting birds' eggs, and he is credited with coining the term 'oology' for the practice. He retired from the army early due to illness and died two years later in a hunting accident when he stumbled and his rifle discharged and killed him. He appears to have looked many years older than he was – the effect, among other things, of syphilis. A mammal is named after him.
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Dr Adolphus Lewis Heermann (c.1827-1865) US explorer, field naturalist, collector (Larus, subsp. Melospiza melodia).
https://dvoc.org/wp/wp-content/uplo...ting-the-Life-and-Death-of-A.-L.-Heermann.pdf tells us
Dr Adolphus Lewis Heermann (1821-1865)
Adolphus Lewis Heermann, who was born on October 21, 1821 in New Orleans, Louisiana and died on September 27, 1865 in Bexar County, Texas
The mammal named for him is:
Dipodomys heermanni Le Conte, 1853 v.6 (1852-1853) - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - Biodiversity Heritage Library
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