Lionel William Wiglesworth Explained

Lionel William Wiglesworth (February 13, 1865 – June 7, 1901) was an Australian ornithologist who studied birds of Southeast Asia and Polynesia.^[1] Wiglesworth published The Birds of Celebes and the Neighboring Islands in 1898 with Adolf Bernhard Meyer.^[2] Together, they described several new bird species, including the dark-eared myza (Myza celebensis)^[3] and the Banggai fruit dove (Ptilinopus subgularis).^[4]

Notes and References

1. 2008-04-03 . XLIX. - Obituary . Ibis . 43 . 4 . 748–752 . 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1901.tb00493.x.
2. Web site: Wiglesworth, Lionel W. (Lionel William) (1865-1901) . Trove . National Library of Australia . 2019-02-13.
3. Web site: Myza celebensis (Dark-eared Myza) . Avibase . 2019-02-13.
4. Web site: Ptilinopus subgularis (Banggai Fruit-Dove) . Avibase . 2019-02-13.