George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now...
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George Gray may refer to: George Gray (Pennsylvania politician) (1725–1800), speaker of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly George Gray (Delaware politician)...
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John Edward Gray FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the...
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designated as the common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name comes from the specific name Gracula quiscula...
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oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The name Copsychus is from the Ancient Greek kopsukhos or...
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the father of the zoologists John Edward Gray and George Robert Gray. He was the son of Samuel Gray, a London seedsman. He received no inheritance and...
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Melierax (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Established by George Robert Gray in 1840, it contains the following species: The name Melierax is a...
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designated as the marsh tit (Poecile palustris) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1842. The name Poecile is from Ancient Greek poikilos "colourful"...
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species was designated as the snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans) by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus contains six species: The earliest known fossils...
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species was designated as the C. strepitans by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1841. This taxon is now considered as a subspecies of the picui...
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Bulbul (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
The family Pycnonotidae was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 as a subfamily Pycnonotinae of the thrush family Turdidae...
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Forest falcon (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
phenotypically highly similar to M. gilvicollis. Micrastur was defined by George Robert Gray in the second edition of his List of the Genera of Birds in 1841....
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"strength". The type species was designated as the Pacific koel by George Robert Gray in 1840. A molecular genetic study by Sorenson and Payne (2005) found...
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Kākāpō (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
the English ornithologist George Robert Gray. He created a new genus and coined the binomial name Strigops habroptilus. Gray was uncertain about the origin...
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Caloenas (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
Museum. The genus Caloenas was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 to accommodate the Nicobar pigeon. The genus name combines...
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Fiordland penguin (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
Fiordland crested penguin was described in 1845 by English zoologist George Robert Gray, its specific epithet derived from the Ancient Greek pachy-/παχυ-...
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was designated as the western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus contains two species: The fossil record of this...
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designated as the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek mus, muos meaning...
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Ctenomorpha marginipennis (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
endemic to southern Australia. The species was first described by George Robert Gray in 1833. C. marginipennis resembles a eucalyptus twig and can grow...
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Campephilus (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
Picidae. The genus Campephilus was introduced by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840, with the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)...
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Topaz (hummingbird) (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
plumage. The genus Topaz was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 with the crimson topaz as the type species. The genus contains...
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family, Turnicidae, was introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. The buttonquails were traditionally placed in Gruiformes or Galliformes...
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Grey bush chat (redirect from Gray Bushchat)
2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22710218A111062495.en. "Saxicola ferreus J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 June...
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Laughing owl (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
The laughing owl was originally described as Athene albifacies by George Robert Gray in 1844, based on a specimen from Waikouaiti, South Island. The type...
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Geophaps (category Taxa named by George Robert Gray)
Geophaps is a small genus of doves. Established by George Robert Gray, it contains three extant species. The plumage and distribution suggests that all...
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Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 – c. July 1806) was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages...
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from M. r. flavigularis. The genus name was given to the species by George Robert Gray and is derived from the Ancient Greek makhētēs for fighter and ornis...
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was designated as the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) by George Robert Gray in 1840. They have traditionally been thought to form one of two subfamilies...
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meaning "bill". The type species was designated by English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1855 as what is now the extinct black-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus...
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George Robert Gray (4 January 1894 – 1972) was an English professional footballer during the early years of the twentieth century. He played in the Football...
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