Angus Hargreaves Robinson (22 July 1907 – 17 October 1973) was the owner of a grazing property, 'Yanjettee', at
Coolup, Western Australia
Coolup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia. The town is situated just off the South Western Highway and close to the Murray River. Coolup is home to the proposed new multimillion-dollar Murray Region Equestrian Centre, whose ...
, as well as being an amateur
ornithologist
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...
. He made important studies of the birds on his property, including
Australian magpies and
Magpie-larks. He was a member of the
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and made a
Fellow of the RAOU in 1970.
References
*Robin, Libby. (2001). ''The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001''. Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press.
Robinson, Angus
1907 births
1973 deaths
20th-century Australian zoologists
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