He visited Jamaica in 1906 and collected over 100 birds there, but his trip was cut short by dengue fever. His collection of over 10,000 mammalian skins and skulls, including over 100 type specimens, was presented to Harvard College in 1899. In 1908 his collection of over 24,000 bird skins was presented to the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and he went on to increase it. In 1925 he went to Europe, visiting museums and ornithologists and arranging scientific exchanges. He wrote over 70 books and articles, 55 of them on mammals ...[2]
The Florida Deer Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10:25–28 (1896)
The hummingbirds of the Santa Marta Region of Colombia American Ornithologists' Union, New York (1899)
The Florida Puma Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:15–17. (1899)
The Mammals and Birds of the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin 46 (8) : 137–160 (1905) with John Eliot Thayer
Notes on the Birds and Mammals of the Arctic Coast of East Siberia New England Zoological Club, Proceedings, 5 : 1–66 (1914) with Glover Morrill Allen and J. E. Thayer
A Collection of Birds from the Cayman Islands Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin 60:301–320 (1916)
^ abJames L. Peters (1933). "Outram Bangs, 1863–1932". The Auk. 50 (3): 265–274. doi:10.2307/4076635. JSTOR 4076635.
^ abBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 27. ISBN978-0-8018-9304-9.
^ abBeolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2014). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN9781472905741.
outram, bangs, january, 1863, september, 1932, american, zoologist, born, 1863, january, 1863watertown, massachusettsdiedseptember, 1932, 1932, aged, wareham, massachusettseducationharvardknown, forcollection, birds, mammalsparentsedward, bangs, father, annie,. Outram Bangs January 12 1863 September 22 1932 was an American zoologist Outram BangsBorn 1863 01 12 January 12 1863Watertown MassachusettsDiedSeptember 22 1932 1932 09 22 aged 69 Wareham MassachusettsEducationHarvardKnown forCollection of birds and mammalsParentsEdward Bangs father Annie Outram Hodgkinson Bangs mother Scientific careerFieldsZoologyInstitutionsHarvardContents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Associated eponyms 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBangs was born in Watertown Massachusetts as the second son of Edward and Annie Outram Hodgkinson Bangs He studied at Harvard from 1880 to 1884 and became Curator of Mammals at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1900 1 He visited Jamaica in 1906 and collected over 100 birds there but his trip was cut short by dengue fever His collection of over 10 000 mammalian skins and skulls including over 100 type specimens was presented to Harvard College in 1899 In 1908 his collection of over 24 000 bird skins was presented to the Museum of Comparative Zoology and he went on to increase it In 1925 he went to Europe visiting museums and ornithologists and arranging scientific exchanges He wrote over 70 books and articles 55 of them on mammals 2 He died at his summer home at Wareham Massachusetts 1 Works editThe Florida Deer Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10 25 28 1896 The hummingbirds of the Santa Marta Region of Colombia American Ornithologists Union New York 1899 The Florida Puma Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13 15 17 1899 The Mammals and Birds of the Pearl Islands Bay of Panama Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology Bulletin 46 8 137 160 1905 with John Eliot Thayer Notes on the Birds and Mammals of the Arctic Coast of East Siberia New England Zoological Club Proceedings 5 1 66 1914 with Glover Morrill Allen and J E Thayer A Collection of Birds from the Cayman Islands Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology Bulletin 60 301 320 1916 Associated eponyms editBangsia Tanager genus 3 Grallaria bangsi Santa Marta antpitta 3 Syntheosciurus brochus Bangs s mountain squirrel 2 References edit a b James L Peters 1933 Outram Bangs 1863 1932 The Auk 50 3 265 274 doi 10 2307 4076635 JSTOR 4076635 a b Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2009 Eponym Dictionary of Mammals Johns Hopkins University Press p 27 ISBN 978 0 8018 9304 9 a b Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2014 The Eponym Dictionary of Birds Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 9781472905741 External links editWorks by Outram Bangs at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Outram Bangs at Internet Archive nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Outram Bangs amp oldid 1176589012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
