Robert Hall (19 October 1867 – 19 September 1949)
[
] was a founding member of the
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912–1913.
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Hall was born in Lal Lal, Victoria, Australia.][
Hall made an expedition to ]Siberia
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, via Japan
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and Korea
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from 1903, with R. E. Trebilcock, to discover the previously unknown breeding grounds of various species of wader
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s. His published works include ''A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania'' (1899),[Short announcement/review of Hall 1899 in '']The Zoologist
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'', 4th series, vol 4, issue 706 (April, 1900), p. 199 (section 'Editorial Gleanings'). and ''Australian Bird Maps'' (1922).
Hall died in New Norfolk, Tasmania
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, Australia.[
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Further reading Australian ornithologists in Siberia
''Olga Tsara,
State Library Victoria
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References
*Robin, Libby. (2001). ''The Flight of the Emu''. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne.
Australian ornithologists
1867 births
1949 deaths
People from the Colony of Victoria
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