George Ord, Jr. (March 4, 1781 – January 24, 1866) was an American zoologist who specialized in North American ornithology and mammalogy. Based in part...
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Captain George Ord Sr. (May 26, 1741 – October 13, 1806) was a sea captain during the American Revolution, and a privateer who worked on behalf of Philadelphia...
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Sir Harry St. George Ord GCMG CB (17 June 1819 – 20 August 1885) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda between 1861 and...
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Army George Ord (1781–1866), American naturalist, ornithologist and writer Harry Ord (1819–1885), the 10th Governor of Western Australia John Ord (1729–1814)...
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fever. Ord was born in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of James and Rebecca Ord. Family tradition made James Ord the illegitimate son of George IV of the...
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Pronghorn (category Taxa named by George Ord)
The pronghorn was first officially described by American ornithologist George Ord in 1815. Pronghorns have distinct white fur on their rumps, sides, breasts...
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phonetic spelling of "grisly"). Nonetheless, after careful study, naturalist George Ord formally classified it in 1815 – not for its hair, but for its character...
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Pack rat (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Ord, G., 1815. Zoology of North America, in Guthrie's Geography, 2nd American...
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the 'Ord'." It was given its English name in honour of Sir Harry St. George Ord GCMG, CB, RE, Governor of Western Australia from 1877 to 1880, by Alexander...
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Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest...
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October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen later described by Alexander Wilson. This species...
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Western gray squirrel (category Taxa named by George Ord)
on their population. The western gray squirrel was first described by George Ord in 1818 based on notes taken by Lewis and Clark at The Dalles in Wasco...
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Ring-billed gull (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Genus: Larus Species: L. delawarensis Binomial name Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815...
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Cotton rat (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Tribe: Sigmodontini Wagner, 1843 Genus: Sigmodon Say & Ord, 1825 Type species Sigmodon hispidus Species Sigmodon alleni Sigmodon alstoni...
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Wilson's plover (category Taxa named by George Ord)
after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814. Wilson's plover is a coastal wader which breeds on both coasts...
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Bushy-tailed woodrat (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Genus: Neotoma Species: N. cinerea Binomial name Neotoma cinerea (Ord, 1815)...
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Bonaparte's gull (category Taxa named by George Ord)
gull gains a slaty-black hood. The sexes are similar in appearance. When George Ord first described Bonaparte's gull in 1815, he gave it the scientific name...
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Tundra swan (category Taxa named by George Ord)
columbianus (Ord, 1815) Subspecies C. c. bewickii (Yarrell, 1830), Bewick's swan C. c. columbianus (Ord, 1815), whistling swan Synonyms Anas columbianus Ord, 1815...
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Antilocapra (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Antilocapridae Tribe: Antilocaprini Genus: Antilocapra Ord, 1818 Type species Antilope americana Ord, 1815 Species Antilocapra americana †Antilocapra pacifica...
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November 1874 Monarch Queen Victoria Governor Harry St. George Ord Edward Anson Harry St. George Ord Edward Anson Andrew Clarke Preceded by Ronald MacPherson...
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Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast in California, which closed in 1994 due to Base Realignment and...
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Piping plover (category Taxa named by George Ord)
eat mainly insects, marine worms, and crustaceans. American naturalist George Ord described the piping plover in 1824. Two subspecies are recognized, including...
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Wilson's snipe (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Family: Scolopacidae Genus: Gallinago Species: G. delicata Binomial name Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) Synonyms Gallinago gallinago delicata Ord, 1825...
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individual of the species Antilocapra americana published by George Ord in 1815. Ord's name thus takes precedence, with Antilocapra anteflexa being a...
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Eastern meadow vole (category Taxa named by George Ord)
Sherry (1982). "Voles: Microtus species". In Chapman, Joseph A.; Feldhamer, George A. (eds.). Wild mammals of North America: Biology, management, and economics...
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The modern spelling supposes the former meaning; even so, naturalist George Ord formally classified it in 1815 as U. horribilis for its character. Several...
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(1860–1861) Harry Ord, Governor (1861–1864) William Munroe, Acting Governor (1864) W.H. Hamley, Lieutenant governor (1864–1865) Harry St. George Ord, Governor...
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Hispid cotton rat (category Taxa named by George Ord)
de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico. "Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus (Say and Ord)". New World Mice And Rats (Family Cricetidae). University of Kansas Field...
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England British Indian Army Colonial Office 8 Major General Sir Harry St. George Ord (1819–1885) 16 March 1867 4 March 1871 3 years, 11 months Kent, England...
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American Ornithology 2nd edition, volume 1 (1828) by Alexander Wilson and George Ord. Colour plate from 1st edition by A. Wilson. John James Audubon. "The...
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