George Edwards

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George Edwards (April 3, 1694 in Stratford, London - July 23, 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".


  • Noctua minina, the Little Owl
    Noctua minina, the Little Owl
  • The black and white Indian starling
    The black and white Indian starling
  • The summer duck of Catesby
    The summer duck of Catesby
  • The Greater Cat-Fish. Edwards was the first to describe the Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsii (1760)
    The Greater Cat-Fish. Edwards was the first to describe the Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsii (1760)
  • The Dodo and The Guiney pig
    The Dodo and The Guiney pig
  • The red-throated huming [humming] bird (Archilochus_colubris) (1743)
    The red-throated huming [humming] bird (Archilochus_colubris) (1743)
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