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Ornithology
Ornithology is the scientific study or the science of birds.
"Ornithology" is also the name of a song by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was known as "Bird".
- John James Audubon
- Alexander Wilson[?]
- James Bond[?] -- the author Ian Fleming saw a book by Bond, liked the name, and got his permission to use his name for his spy character.
- John Gooders[?]
- Janez Gregori[?]
- Iztok Geister[?]
- Peter Scott
- Tony Soper[?]
- Bill Oddie
National associations and societies
- Society for Observation and Study of Birds of Slovenia (Društvo za opazovanje in proučevanje ptic Slovenije) (DOPPS[?]), Slovenia,
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), United Kingdom.
- Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS): Located at Mumbai (formerly Bombay), it is the largest and oldest Non-government Organization in the area of natural history in the Indian subcontinent. Visit http://www.bnhs.org
- Acrocephalus[?], DOPPS.
"Ornithology" is also the name of a song by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was known as "Bird".
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