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Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers, 1965, 1968, 1984-1985

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA85-137
Creators:: Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.
Dates:: 1965, 1968, 1984-1985
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of notes maintained by Lawrence H. Walkinshaw on birds observed in India, 1965; Australia, 1968; and Florida, 1984-1985. Especially well represented are notes dealing with his research on Cranes. The notes for Florida include photographs.

Historical Note

Lawrence H. Walkinshaw (1904-1993) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1929. Though a dentist by training, he was a leading authority on cranes on which he published 61 articles and two books: The Sandhill Cranes (1949) and Cranes of the World (1973). He described the Canadian sandhill crane (Grus canadensis rowani) in 1965. He published on other species as well, most notably Kirtland's warbler.

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Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
University of Michigan. School of Dentistry	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Cranes (Birds)	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ornithology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dentists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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