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Ridgway (ROBERT an American)

ROBERT, an American ornithologist, born in Mt. Carmel, Ill., in 1850. He was educated in the public schools and at Indiana University. From 1867 to 1869 he served as zoölogist of the United States Geological Exploration of the 40th Parallel. In 1880 he became curator of the division of birds in the United States National Museum. He was a founder and twice the president of the American Ornithologists' Union, and was also a member of many American and foreign ornithological societies and conferences. He published, besides over 500 papers, the following books: "A History of North American Birds" (5 volumes, with Prof. Spencer F. Baird and Dr.

Thomas M. Brewer); "A Manual of North American Birds"; "A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists and Compendium of Useful Information for Ornithologists"; "Color Standards and Color Nomenclature"; "The Ornithology of Illinois" (2 volumes); and "The Birds of North and Middle America" (8 volumes published).