Allan Robert Phillips

Allan Robert Phillips (October 25, 1914 – January 26, 1996) was an American ornithologist. He mainly studied birds in the southwestern United States and Mexico. His most notable work is The Birds of Arizona, co-authored with Joe Marshall and Gale Monson.[1][2][3]

Allan Robert Phillips
Born(1914-10-25)October 25, 1914
DiedJanuary 26, 1996(1996-01-26) (aged 81)
EducationPhD from Cornell University in 1946
OccupationOrnithologist
Spouse(s)Juana Farfán Bautista de Phillips
Children3

Work

Phillips, over the span of his almost 65-year career, published a total of 172 articles and other various written material. All but one of his works were on birds, and one was about a mammal. Most of these articles were on the distribution, status, and taxonomy of the birds he studied.[1][3]

References

  1. Dickerman, Robert W.; Rea, Amadeo M. (1997). "In Memoriam: Allan R. Phillips, 1914-1996" (PDF). The Auk. 114 (3): 496–499. doi:10.2307/4089250. JSTOR 4089250. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 321. ISBN 9780801895333. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. Hubbard, John P. "The ornithological contributions of Allan R. Phillips". The Era of Allan R. Phillips: A Festschrift (First ed.). Horizon Communications, Albuquerque, NM. pp. 9–20. Retrieved December 2, 2016.


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