Ornithologist

Venetian is no respecter of species; and when an Italian "ornithologist" ❋ William Temple Hornaday (1895)

Nor would I claim to be an "ornithologist", a title which implies scientific knowledge, a capacity for protracted study, an understanding of graphs, figures and statistics, and possibly a doctorate. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Most of his work was for the entrepreneurial ornithologist John Gould, who deliberately obscured Lear's role, and whose domineering attitude caused Lear to abandon birds for topographical art. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Always a passionate ornithologist, Messiaen would ask Pasquier, his commanding officer, to assign him the early watch so that he could observe the awakening of the birds. ❋ Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim (2011)

"It's a break from the one-institution, or handful-of-institution, approach," said Cornell University ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I remember thinking, as I watched the ornithologist, how like a Jewish scribe he was, meticulously penning the microscopic scrolls concealed inside the mezuzahs that protect the homes of Jews. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

An ornithologist, he lived 'til he was 97, and so I got to see the way he would collect and classify and write systematically about his bird collection. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Preliminary necropsies on the dead birds by the state Livestock and Poultry Commission "showed trauma," said Karen Rowe, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ornithologist. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He named his dashing spy after an unassuming U.S. ornithologist who wrote "Birds of the West Indies." ❋ AP (2011)

Others have suggested more intriguing causes, such as the British ornithologist Edmund Selous who claimed the birds were responding to telepathic signals from their mates. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the hope of following his parents into science, Wray majored in biology at Oberlin College, intending to become an ornithologist; in the end, he had to content himself with becoming a birdwatcher. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dave assures me that the most skilled ornithologist would have a hard time labeling every single bone in a hummingbird, especially its rib cage; some are just too small. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

He's been so thoroughly domesticated by his loving owner, Linda Leslie Mann that he studies aerodynamics in his cage, yet continues to walk around their cozy home in Minnesota until a Brazilian ornithologist named Tulio comes out of nowhere and proposes mating him with the street-smart, high-flying Jewel in Rio to save the macaw species. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

In mid-June, when the river was high and galloping along, we floated it with my wildlife habitat friend Ron Lockwood and the ornithologist Andrea Orabona who was doing an eagle count. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

As our group moved on down the street, Dr Dave Mehlman, ornithologist, asked me, “Did you get a picture?” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Previous shows have seen him try to get his very own word into the dictionary, teach his audience Latin, and out-birdwatch his ornithologist father. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Rothenberg interviews scientists willing to confront the possibility of "aesthetic selection," a delight-based evolutionary force, and discovers an enthusiastic ally in ornithologist Richard Prum of Yale. ❋ Jennie Erin Smith (2011)

used on the O.C season 3 [gag reel]: Sandy: "Oh! and Ryan, our ornithologist....boy, he's got some birds for you!! [Orthodontist]! or... Season 1 of the O.C. Kirsten: "An ornithologist, that's so interesting." Sandy: "Your here discussing [the pigeon] with Bob!" ❋ Anonymous33 (2007)

She really loved young [birds] so she became [a child] [ornithologist]. ❋ Rowdy "The Cell" Munson (2009)

Dave: I tell you [Nicola] looks good today Wayne: Nah mate, she's a [seasoned ornithologist] Dave: Huh? Wayne: She's seen a [cockatoo] in her time. ❋ Slashdotat (2010)

Guy 1: That kid really loves young [birds]. Guy 2: Yeah, he's [a child] [child ornithologist]. child ornithologist ❋ Rowdy "The Cell" Munson (2009)