Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway (1850–1929), U.S. ornithologist.

Robert Ridgway

Taxon names authored

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• 170 taxon names authored by Robert Ridgway

Eponyms

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• 11 eponyms of Robert Ridgway

Publications

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1878

• Ridgway, R. 1878. On a new Humming-bird from Guatemala. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.1 no.7: 8–10. BHLReference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1878. Descriptions of two new species of Birds from Costa Rica, and notes on other rare species from that country. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.1 no.39: 252–255. Government Printing Office. Washington [1879]. BHLReference page. 

1881

• Ridgway, R. 1881. A catalogue of the birds of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 4: 163–208. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1881. Notes on some Costa Rican Birds. Proceedings of United States National Museum. 4 no.235: 333–337. Government Printing Office. Washington [1882]. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.235.333 BHLReference page. 

1882

• Ridgway, R. Critical notes. In: Nutting, C.C. 1882. On a collection of Birds from the "Hacienda La Palma", Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. Proceedings of United States National Museum. 5 no.295: 382–409. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHLReference page. 

1883

• Ridgway, R. (editor). In: Nutting, C.C. 1883. On a collection of Birds from Nicaragua. Proceedings of United States National Museum. 6 no.391: 372–410. Government Printing Office. Washington [1884]. BHLReference page. 

1884

• Ridgway, R. 1884. On a new Carpodectes from South-western Costa Rica. The Ibis 5(2): p. 27–28 BHL pl.II BHLReference page. 
• Ridgway, R., 1884. Description of a new species of field-sparrow from New Mexico. Proceedings of United States National Museum 7 p.259 BHL Reference page. 

1885

• Ridgway, R. 1885. Description of some new species of birds from Cozumel Island, Yucatan. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 3: 21-24. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1886

• Ridgway, R. 1886. Description of new genus of Tyrannidae from Santo Domingo. The Auk 3(3): 382–383 BHL DOI: 10.2307/4625414Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1886. Description of an apparently new species of Picolaptes from the lower Amazon. Proceedings of United States National Museum. 9 no.591: p.523 BHL. Government Printing Office. Washington [1887]. Reference page. 

1887

• Ridgway, R. 1887. A Manual of North American Birds. J.B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia. i–xi, 1–631, pl. 1–124. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.28313 BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. Description of a new species of Cotinga from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.10 no. 599: 1–2. Government Printing Office. Washington [1888]. Original description BHL Tail illustration pl.6, fig.3 BHLReference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. Description of a new genus of Dendrocolaptine bird from the lower Amazon. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.10 no.618: 151. Government Printing Office [1888]. Washington. BHLReference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. Description of a new species of Phacellodomus from Venezuela. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.10: 152. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHLReference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. Description of a new Muscisaxicola from Lake Titicaca, Peru. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.10 no. 644: p.430 BHL. Government Printing Office. Washington. Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. On Phrygilus gayi (Eyd. & Gerv.) and allied species. Proceedings of United States National Museum 10 no. 644: 431–435. Government Printing Office. Washington. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.644.431 BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1887. Descriptions of new species and genera of birds from de lower Amazon. Proceedings of United States National Museum. Vol.10 no. 660: 516-528. Government Printing Office. Washington [1888]. BHL Reference page. 

1889

• Ridgway, R. 1889. Notes on Costa Rican birds, with descriptions of seven new Species and Subspecies and one new Genus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 11 no.750: 537–546. Government Printing Office. Washington. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.750.537 BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1889. Scientific results of explorations by the US Fish Comission Steamer Albatross. No. 1. Birds collected on the Galapagos Islands in 1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 12 no.767: 101–128. Government Printing Office. Washington [1890]. BHL Reference page. 

1891

• Ridgway, R. 1891. Notes on some Costa Rican Birds. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 14 no.869: 473-478. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.869.473 . Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1891. Notes on Pachyrhamphus albinucha, Burmeister. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 14 no.870: 479–480. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.870.479 . Reference page. 

1893

• Ridgway, R. 1893. Remarks on the avian genus Myiarchus, with special reference to M. yucatanensis Lawrence. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 16 no.955: 605-608. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.955.605.Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1893. A revision of the genus Formicarius Boddaert. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 16 no.961: 667-686. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.961.667.Reference page. 

1894

• Ridgway, R. 1894. Descriptions of twenty-two new Species of Birds from the Galapagos Island. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 17 no.1007: 357-369. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.1007.357.Reference page. 

1896

• Ridgway, R. 1897. Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 19: 449-670. Government Printing Office. Washington. BHL. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.19-1116.459.Reference page. 

1898

• Ridgway, R. 1898. Descriptions of Supposed New Genera, Species, and Subspecies of American Birds. I. Fringillidæ. The Auk 15(3): 223–230; 330–331 (correction). BHL DOI: 10.2307/4068377 Reference page. 

1901

• Ridgway, R. 1901. The birds of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the higher groups, genera, species, and subspecies of birds known to occur in North America, from the Arctic lands to the Isthmus of Panama, the West Indies and other islands of the Caribbean sea, and the Galapagos Archipelago. Part I. Family Fringillidæ–the finches. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 50(1): i–xxx, 1–715, pl.I–XX BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.54021 Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1901. New Birds of the families Tanagridae and Icteridae. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences 3: 149–155. BHL Reference page. 

1905

• Ridgway, R. 1905. Descriptions of some new genera of Tyrannidae, Pipridae, and Cotingidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 18: 207-210. Washington. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1905. New genera of Tyrannidae and Turdidae, and new forms of Tanagridae and Turdidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 18: 201-213. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1906

• Ridgway, R. 1906. Some observations concerning the American families of Oligomyodian passeres. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 19: 7-16. Washington. BHL Reference page. 
• Ridgway, R. 1906. Descriptions of new forms of Oligomyodian Birds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 19: 115-120. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1909

• Ridgway, R. 1909. New genera, species and subspecies of Formicariidae, Furnariidae, and Dendrocolaptidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol.22: 69-74. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1910

• Ridgway, R. 1910. Diagnoses of new forms of Micropodidae and Trochilidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 23: 53-55. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1912

• Ridgway, R. 1912. Diagnoses of some new Genera of American Birds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 25: 97-101. Washington. BHL Reference page. 

1915

• Ridgway, R. 1915. Descriptions of some new forms of American cuckoos, parrots, and pigeons. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 28: 105–108. BHL Reference page.