John B. Cox
Encyclopedia
John B. Cox is a British
-born ornithologist, who emigrated to Australia
in 1968.
The hybrid shorebird Cox's Sandpiper
was named after him by Shane Parker
.
United Kingdom
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-born ornithologist, who emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1968.
The hybrid shorebird Cox's Sandpiper
Cox's Sandpiper
Cox's Sandpiper is the name given to shorebirds which are hybrids between male Pectoral and female Curlew Sandpipers. It was discovered in Australia in the 1950s, and named after Australian ornithologist John B. Cox...
was named after him by Shane Parker
Shane A. Parker
Shane A. Parker was a British-born museum curator and ornithologist, who emigrated to Australia in 1967 after participating in the second Harold Hall Australian ornithological collecting expedition in 1964...
.