Ornithology

Overview Ornithological notes by Brooks, who was one of four brothers renowned for their studies in biology at WVU around the turn of the century, and after whom Brooks Hall is named. Earl Brooks, WVU Class of 1897, later went to seminary and became a Presbyterian minister before receiving an appointment as professor of Natural Sciences at Boston University. While a student at WVU he began compiling a study of birds of Upshur County. Later this compilation was expanded and published as A Check List...

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Transcript of 'Alexander Wilson; The Man and the Ornithologist', written by George A. Hall, a chemistry professor at West Virginia University. Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) was the namesake of the Wilson Orinthological Society.