Thompson's Ground Warbler, and "his" (Erythro-) Pitta ssp. ... (1 Viewer)

Additional detail for one Mr. Thompson ...

thompsoni as in:
● Sierra Madre Ground Warbler Robsonius thompsoni HOSNER et al 2013 (here):

Etymology. We name this species in honor of Max C. Thompson, for his decades of contributions to natural history collections and ornithology in particular. Long employed as a professor of biology at Southwestern College, in Winfield, Kansas, his involvement in diverse initiatives has produced scientific insights and extensive specimen collections not only from the Philippines, but also from Africa, Asia, Australia, the southwestern Pacific, and numerous sites in the New World. His collections are deposited at the University of Kansas, Smithsonian Institution, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, and American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and have provided an invaluable resource for the ornithological community.

Click to expand...

● the Pitta subspecies (Pitta) Erythropitta erythrogaster thompsoni RIPLEY & RABOR 1962 (here):

We take great pleasure in naming this form after Mr. Max C. Thompson, Research Fellow of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, the young collector who was a great help in the field work in Palawan, Balabac, and the Calamians.

Click to expand...

= Max C. Thompson (born 1936), US Biologist, Zoologist and Ornithologist, Author of Birds from North Borneo (1966), Birds of Kansas (in two volumes; 1989, 1992), etc. etc. In 2012 he was still going strong, connected to the University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum.

Additional links; here, here, here (pp.19, 36, 65-66), ... and elsewhere. He's not that hard to find.

If he´s equal of the guy commemorated in Thompson Point, in Antarctica, is beyond me (however, the latter is of less concern in a BirdForum) ...

Either way: Enjoy!

Björn

Presumably...

THOMPSON, MAX CLYDE, b Winfield, Kans, Jan 10, 36. ORNITHOLOGY, ORCHIDOLOGY. Educ. Southwestern Col, BA, 57; Univ Kans, MA, 64. Prof Exp: Zoologist Univ Kans, 58 & USPHS, 58-60; ornithologist, Bernice P Bishop Mus, 62-63 & Univ Md, 63; cur res, Smithsonian Inst, 64-67; INSTR BIOL, SOUTHWESTERN COL, 67-; RES ASSOC, UNIV KANS, 70- Mem: Am Ornithologists Union; Wilson Ornith Soc; Cooper Ornith Soc; Brit Ornithologists Union; Am Hort Soc; Am Orchid Soc. Res: Migration and systematics of birds,, particularly shorebirds, of Mexico, Argentina, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and the United States.

Click to expand...

American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological and Related Sciences, Vol 1, 1989, p. 107

What about....

Anser thompsoni Martin & Mengel 1980

ETYMOLOGY: Anser thompsoni is named for Max Clyde Thompson, Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, in grateful recognition of his many contributions to the bird collection of the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History...

Click to expand...

OK, a fossil goose.

Taphrospilus said:

What about....

Anser thompsoni Martin & Mengel 1980




OK, a fossil goose.

Click to expand...

For some details on Anser thompsoni see https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=366899

Fred