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Charles B. Cory

March 05, 2023

For other people with similar names, see Charles Corey.

Charles Barney Cory (January 31, 1857 – July 31, 1921) was an American ornithologist and golfer.

Charles B. Cory
Born(1857-01-31)January 31, 1857
Boston, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 31, 1921(1921-07-31) (aged 64)
EducationBoston University, Harvard University
Known forLarge collection of birds
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithologist
InstitutionsThe Field Museum, Chicago
Author abbrev. (zoology)Cory

Biography

Cory was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father had made a fortune from a large import business, ensuring that his son never had to work. At the age of sixteen Cory developed an interest in ornithology and began a skin collection. Due to his ability to travel anywhere he wished, this soon became the best collection of birds of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in existence.

In February 1876, the nineteen year old Cory was elected a member of Nuttall Ornithological Club, America's first ornithological organization. It was here that he met the leading ornithologists of Massachusetts at the time, such as William Brewster, Henry Henshaw, Ruthven Deane, Charles Johnson Maynard, with Joel Asaph Allen soon to join as well.[1]

Starting in 1876, he briefly attended Harvard and the Boston University School of Law but soon left to continue his travelling. In 1877, he went collecting in Florida, followed by a trip to the Magdalen Islands in 1878, and another to the Bahamas the next year. In 1880, he collected in Europe, and then he returned to the West Indies in 1881.[1]

In 1883, he was one of the forty-eight ornithologists invited to become founders of the American Ornithologists' Union and one of those who attended the founding convention in New York City.[2] The next year he visited the Dakota Territory and Montana with his friend, Martin A. Ryerson, to collect specimen. The rest of the 1880s saw him in Cuba, Mexico, and Canada.[1] In 1887, Cory was made the curator of birds at the Boston Society of Natural History.

In 1882, Cory purchased Great Island in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts as a summer retreat and game preserve, and set about the restoration of its Point Gammon Light as an ornithological observatory.[3][4][5] While summering there on Cape Cod, Cory entertained dignitaries such as President Grover Cleveland,[6] and frequently sponsored community sporting and cultural events.[7][8][9] From 1888 to 1892, he and friend Charles Richard Crane funded and played on the Hyannis town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League. At Cory and Crane's expense, various well-known professional and amateur players were brought in to play alongside the Hyannis locals. In 1888, Cory outfitted his club in "suits which were of the best white flannel and red stockings,"[10] and secured the services of pitcher Dick Conway and catcher Mert Hackett, both formerly of the major league Boston Beaneaters.[11][12] In 1889, Cory brought back Hackett, and also enlisted Barney Gilligan, who had played for the 1884 major league champion Providence Grays.[13][14][15] After the 1891 season, Cory published an extended ode to his ballclub in the style of Ernest Thayer's Casey at the Bat.[16]

When Cory's collection of 19,000 bird specimens became too large to keep in his house he donated them to The Field Museum in Chicago, and he was given the position of Curator of Ornithology. Cory's collection of 600 ornithological volumes were purchased by Edward E. Ayer in 1894, and in turn donated to the museum.[17] Cory lost his entire fortune in 1906, and took a salaried position at the museum as Curator of Zoology, remaining there for the rest of his life. Cory made routine collecting trips in Florida and the West Indies. He sometimes financed trips for other naturalists.

Cory was a director in many corporations.[18]

Cory wrote many books, including The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo (1885), The Birds of the West Indies (1889) and The Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin (1909). His last major work was the four-part Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas, which was completed after his death by Carl Edward Hellmayr.

Cory was the first person to describe Cory's shearwater as a species. It had previously been described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769, but he had believed it to be a race of another shearwater.

Cory participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics as a golfer. He competed in the individual event but did not finish.[19]

Works

  • Birds of the Bahama islands; containing many birds new to the islands, and a number of undescribed winter plumages of North American species (Boston, 1880).
  • Catalogue of West Indian birds, containing a list of all species known to occur in the Bahama Islands, the Greater Antilles, the Caymans, and the Lesser Antilles, excepting the islands of Tobago and Trinidad (Boston, 1892).
  • The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian (Field Columbian Museum, 1899).
  • The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin (Chicago, 1909).
  • Descriptions of new birds from South America and adjacent islands (Chicago, 1915).
  • How to know the ducks, geese and swans of North America, all the species being grouped according to size and color (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1897).
  • How to know the shore birds (Limicolæ) of North America (south of Greenland and Alaska) all the species being grouped according to size and color (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1897).
  • Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state (Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1896, Nachdruck 1970).
  • The mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin (Chicago, 1912).
  • Montezuma’s castle, and other weird tales (1899).
  • Notes on little known species of South American birds with descriptions of new subspecies (Chicago, 1917).
  • Southern rambles (A. Williams & company, Boston, 1881).
  • Descriptions of new birds from South America and adjacent Islands... (1915).
  • Descriptions of twenty-eight new species and subspecies of neotropical birds...
  • Notes on South American birds, with descriptions of new subspecies... (1915).
  • Beautiful and curious birds of the world (1880).
  • The birds of the Leeward Islands, Caribbean Sea (Chicago, 1909).
  • The birds of the West Indies (Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1889).
  • Descriptions of apparently new South American birds (Chicago, 1916).
  • Descriptions of twenty-eight new species and sub-species of neotropical birds (Chicago, 1913).
  • Hypnotism and mesmerism (A. Mudge & Son, Boston, 1888).
  • A list of the birds of the West Indies (Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1885).
  • A naturalist in the Magdalen Islands; giving a description of the islands and list of the birds taken there, with other ornithological notes (1878).

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Osgood, Wilfred H. (April 1922). "In Memoriam: Charles Barney Cory" (PDF). The Auk. 39 (2): 151–166. doi:10.2307/4073946. JSTOR 4073946.
  2. ^ "The American Ornithologists' Union". Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. 8 (4): 221–226. October 1883.
  3. ^ "Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. April 28, 1883. p. 1.
  4. ^ Crist, Bainbridge (October 27, 1977). "Generations of gentle living on Great Island, West Yarmouth". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. pp. S1, S2, S3.
  5. ^ Setterlund, Christopher (December 31, 2018). "The Story of Point Gammon Lighthouse". capecod.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Oliver, Duncan (August 24, 2017). "Presidents who visited Cape Cod". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. pp. A13.
  7. ^ Baker, Stuart (July 19, 2007). "Great Island: Sportsmen's Paradise". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Hyannis Chips". Barnstable Patriot. Massachusetts. October 30, 1883. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Cory's Benefit Concert". Barnstable Patriot. Massachusetts. April 22, 1884. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. July 7, 1888. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Base Ball". Barnstable Patriot. Massachusetts. July 3, 1888. p. 2.
  12. ^ "Thanks, Mr. Corey". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. July 7, 1888. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Base Ball at Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. June 29, 1889. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Base Ball at Hyannis". Barnstable Patriot. Massachusetts. July 2, 1889. p. 2.
  15. ^ "Successful Termination of the Series of Ball Games at Hyannis". Yarmouth Register. Massachusetts. July 6, 1889. p. 4.
  16. ^ Cory, Charles B. (September 29, 1891). "How Mullens Won the Game". Barnstable Patriot. Massachusetts. p. 2.
  17. ^ . Library Research & Collections. Field Museum of Natural History. 2007. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  18. ^ Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Cory, Charles Barney" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  19. ^ "Charles B. Cory". Olympedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

References

Further reading

  • "Charles B. Cory," in Tom Taylor and Michael Taylor, Aves: A Survey of the Literature of Neotropical Ornithology, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Libraries, 2011.

External links

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charles, cory, other, people, with, similar, names, charles, corey, charles, barney, cory, january, 1857, july, 1921, american, ornithologist, golfer, born, 1857, january, 1857boston, massachusetts, usdiedjuly, 1921, 1921, aged, educationboston, university, ha. For other people with similar names see Charles Corey Charles Barney Cory January 31 1857 July 31 1921 was an American ornithologist and golfer Charles B CoryBorn 1857 01 31 January 31 1857Boston Massachusetts USDiedJuly 31 1921 1921 07 31 aged 64 EducationBoston University Harvard UniversityKnown forLarge collection of birdsScientific careerFieldsOrnithologistInstitutionsThe Field Museum ChicagoAuthor abbrev zoology Cory Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography EditCory was born in Boston Massachusetts His father had made a fortune from a large import business ensuring that his son never had to work At the age of sixteen Cory developed an interest in ornithology and began a skin collection Due to his ability to travel anywhere he wished this soon became the best collection of birds of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in existence In February 1876 the nineteen year old Cory was elected a member of Nuttall Ornithological Club America s first ornithological organization It was here that he met the leading ornithologists of Massachusetts at the time such as William Brewster Henry Henshaw Ruthven Deane Charles Johnson Maynard with Joel Asaph Allen soon to join as well 1 Starting in 1876 he briefly attended Harvard and the Boston University School of Law but soon left to continue his travelling In 1877 he went collecting in Florida followed by a trip to the Magdalen Islands in 1878 and another to the Bahamas the next year In 1880 he collected in Europe and then he returned to the West Indies in 1881 1 In 1883 he was one of the forty eight ornithologists invited to become founders of the American Ornithologists Union and one of those who attended the founding convention in New York City 2 The next year he visited the Dakota Territory and Montana with his friend Martin A Ryerson to collect specimen The rest of the 1880s saw him in Cuba Mexico and Canada 1 In 1887 Cory was made the curator of birds at the Boston Society of Natural History In 1882 Cory purchased Great Island in West Yarmouth Massachusetts as a summer retreat and game preserve and set about the restoration of its Point Gammon Light as an ornithological observatory 3 4 5 While summering there on Cape Cod Cory entertained dignitaries such as President Grover Cleveland 6 and frequently sponsored community sporting and cultural events 7 8 9 From 1888 to 1892 he and friend Charles Richard Crane funded and played on the Hyannis town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League At Cory and Crane s expense various well known professional and amateur players were brought in to play alongside the Hyannis locals In 1888 Cory outfitted his club in suits which were of the best white flannel and red stockings 10 and secured the services of pitcher Dick Conway and catcher Mert Hackett both formerly of the major league Boston Beaneaters 11 12 In 1889 Cory brought back Hackett and also enlisted Barney Gilligan who had played for the 1884 major league champion Providence Grays 13 14 15 After the 1891 season Cory published an extended ode to his ballclub in the style of Ernest Thayer s Casey at the Bat 16 When Cory s collection of 19 000 bird specimens became too large to keep in his house he donated them to The Field Museum in Chicago and he was given the position of Curator of Ornithology Cory s collection of 600 ornithological volumes were purchased by Edward E Ayer in 1894 and in turn donated to the museum 17 Cory lost his entire fortune in 1906 and took a salaried position at the museum as Curator of Zoology remaining there for the rest of his life Cory made routine collecting trips in Florida and the West Indies He sometimes financed trips for other naturalists Cory was a director in many corporations 18 Cory wrote many books including The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo 1885 The Birds of the West Indies 1889 and The Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin 1909 His last major work was the four part Catalogue of the Birds of the Americas which was completed after his death by Carl Edward Hellmayr Cory was the first person to describe Cory s shearwater as a species It had previously been described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1769 but he had believed it to be a race of another shearwater Cory participated in the 1904 Summer Olympics as a golfer He competed in the individual event but did not finish 19 Works EditBirds of the Bahama islands containing many birds new to the islands and a number of undescribed winter plumages of North American species Boston 1880 Catalogue of West Indian birds containing a list of all species known to occur in the Bahama Islands the Greater Antilles the Caymans and the Lesser Antilles excepting the islands of Tobago and Trinidad Boston 1892 The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian Field Columbian Museum 1899 The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin Chicago 1909 Descriptions of new birds from South America and adjacent islands Chicago 1915 How to know the ducks geese and swans of North America all the species being grouped according to size and color Little Brown amp Co Boston 1897 How to know the shore birds Limicolae of North America south of Greenland and Alaska all the species being grouped according to size and color Little Brown amp Co Boston 1897 Hunting and fishing in Florida including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state Estes amp Lauriat Boston 1896 Nachdruck 1970 The mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin Chicago 1912 Montezuma s castle and other weird tales 1899 Notes on little known species of South American birds with descriptions of new subspecies Chicago 1917 Southern rambles A Williams amp company Boston 1881 Descriptions of new birds from South America and adjacent Islands 1915 Descriptions of twenty eight new species and subspecies of neotropical birds Notes on South American birds with descriptions of new subspecies 1915 Beautiful and curious birds of the world 1880 The birds of the Leeward Islands Caribbean Sea Chicago 1909 The birds of the West Indies Estes amp Lauriat Boston 1889 Descriptions of apparently new South American birds Chicago 1916 Descriptions of twenty eight new species and sub species of neotropical birds Chicago 1913 Hypnotism and mesmerism A Mudge amp Son Boston 1888 A list of the birds of the West Indies Estes amp Lauriat Boston 1885 A naturalist in the Magdalen Islands giving a description of the islands and list of the birds taken there with other ornithological notes 1878 Notes Edit a b c Osgood Wilfred H April 1922 In Memoriam Charles Barney Cory PDF The Auk 39 2 151 166 doi 10 2307 4073946 JSTOR 4073946 The American Ornithologists Union Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 8 4 221 226 October 1883 Hyannis Yarmouth Register Massachusetts April 28 1883 p 1 Crist Bainbridge October 27 1977 Generations of gentle living on Great Island West Yarmouth Yarmouth Register Massachusetts pp S1 S2 S3 Setterlund Christopher December 31 2018 The Story of Point Gammon Lighthouse capecod com Retrieved January 9 2020 Oliver Duncan August 24 2017 Presidents who visited Cape Cod Yarmouth Register Massachusetts pp A13 Baker Stuart July 19 2007 Great Island Sportsmen s Paradise Yarmouth Register Massachusetts p 15 Hyannis Chips Barnstable Patriot Massachusetts October 30 1883 p 3 Cory s Benefit Concert Barnstable Patriot Massachusetts April 22 1884 p 2 Hyannis Yarmouth Register Massachusetts July 7 1888 p 1 Base Ball Barnstable Patriot Massachusetts July 3 1888 p 2 Thanks Mr Corey Yarmouth Register Massachusetts July 7 1888 p 1 Base Ball at Hyannis Yarmouth Register Massachusetts June 29 1889 p 1 Base Ball at Hyannis Barnstable Patriot Massachusetts July 2 1889 p 2 Successful Termination of the Series of Ball Games at Hyannis Yarmouth Register Massachusetts July 6 1889 p 4 Cory Charles B September 29 1891 How Mullens Won the Game Barnstable Patriot Massachusetts p 2 History Edward E Ayer Library Research amp Collections Field Museum of Natural History 2007 Archived from the original on August 29 2008 Retrieved May 27 2008 Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Cory Charles Barney Encyclopedia Americana Charles B Cory Olympedia Retrieved July 4 2020 References EditBarbara and Richard Mearns Biographies for Birdwatchers 1988 ISBN 0 12 487422 3Further reading Edit Charles B Cory in Tom Taylor and Michael Taylor Aves A Survey of the Literature of Neotropical Ornithology Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Libraries 2011 External links EditWorks by Charles B Cory at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Charles B Cory at Internet Archive Works by Charles B Cory at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles B Cory amp oldid 1142752757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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