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Aegolius harrisii (Cassin, 1849) OD v.4 (1848-1849) - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - Biodiversity Heritage Library

I have named this singular and Beautiful Little species in Honor of Mr. Edward Harris, of Moorestown, N. J., Chairman of the Ornithological Commiteee of this Academy, and a distinguished naturalist.

Leuconotopicus villosus harrisi (Audubon, 1838) OD v.4 (1842) - The birds of America - Biodiversity Heritage Library (maybe not the first edition?)

...Woodpecker with the Name of my friend EDWARD HARRIS, Esq., a gentleman to whom….

Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi Audubon, 1837 OD v.1 (1840) - The birds of America - Biodiversity Heritage Library

...naming after my friend EDWARD HARRIS, Esq., a gentleman to whom...

Cyanocorax Harrisi Cassin 1848 OD v.4 (1848-1849) - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - Biodiversity Heritage Library
Zonotrichia Harrisi Fannin , 1895 https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v012n03/p0305-p0305.pdf (I am not sure is this is the first time the scientific name was mentioned) As well I am not sure how he got his common name Harris's sparrow See also https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v036n02/p0180-p0190.pdf

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Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus Temminck, 1824
Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Nuttall, 1840 Harris's
Harris's Hawk ssp. Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi Audubon, 1838
Harris's Woodpecker Picoides villosus harrisi Audubon, 1838 [Alt. Hairy Woodpecker ssp.]
Edward Harris (1799–1863) was a farmer landowner, breeder of horses, and amateur ornithologist who lived a life of leisure. Audubon (q.v.) named the hawk and woodpecker to honour his friend, who had helped him financially (1823) during the preparation of his Birds of America when he had been reduced 'to the lowest degree of indigence.' He had just experienced a humiliating departure from Philadelphia, denied membership of the Science Academy (see under Harlan). Edward Harris bought all of Audubon's paintings and gave him an extra $100 in appreciation of his talent saying: 'men like you ought not to want for money'. Years later Audubon said of the incident, 'I would have kissed him, but that is not the custom in this icy city'. Audubon called Harris 'one of the best friends I have in the world'. A mammal is named after him.

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Edward Harris (1799-1863) US farmer, naturalist, philanthrope, explorer with Audubon (Aegolius, syn. Cyanocorax violaceus, subsp. Dryobates villosus, subsp. Parabuteo unicinctus, syn. Zonotrichia querula).

The mammal mentioned is Ammospermophilus harrisii (Audubon & Bachman, 1854) v.3 (1854) - The viviparous quadrupeds of North America - Biodiversity Heritage Library

If Edward Harris Jr. (1799-1863) - Find a Grave... correct we may treat him a Jr. as Edward Harris Jr. . But I am not sure if this is correct. But it looks from the page that the father used the same name as Edward Harris Sr.. See also Edward Harris (ornithologist) - Wikipedia.

As well I am not sure if we should treat Harris's Hummingbird to serious.

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