Flock Bronzewing
The flock bronzewing (''Phaps histrionica''), also known as the flock pigeon, harlequin bronzewing and the harlequin pigeonCrome, F., Shields, J. (1992). ''Parrots & Pigeons of Australia''. Angus & Robertson Publishers is a species of pigeon in the family Columbidae.Gibbs, D., Barnes, E., Cox, J. (2001). ''Pigeons and Doves – A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World''. Pica Press. East Sussex: Pica Press It is endemic to drier parts of Australia.Firth, J. H. (1982) ''Pigeons and Doves of Australia''. Rigby Publishers Taxonomy English ornithologist John Gould first described the flock bronzewing, known then as the harlequin bronzewing, in volume five of his book ''The Birds of Australia''. It was originally listed under the genus ''Persitera''. His first sighting occurred in 1839 along the Mooki River (upper section of Namoi River) within the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. A syntype of ''Columba (Peristera) histrionica'' GouldBds. Austr., 1841. Pt.2. (March 1), pl. ...
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John Gould
John Gould (; 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, ''On the Origin of Species''. Early life Gould was born in Lyme Regis, the first son of a gardener. Both father and son probably had little education. After working on Dowager Lady Poulett's glass house, his father obtained a position on an estate near Guildford, Surrey, and then in 1818, Gould Snr became foreman in the Royal Gardens of Windsor. Gould then be ...
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