Alexander Wilson

It is the quarterly journal of the Wilson Ornithological Society, both society and journal being named after Alexander Wilson, the father of American ornithology.

Archive 2002-04-01 John L. Trapp 2002

It is the quarterly journal of the Wilson Ornithological Society, both society and journal being named after Alexander Wilson, the father of American ornithology.

BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002

Alexander Wilson as a poet have been somewhat overlooked.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

Under the name of "The Hollander," this gentleman had the distinction of being lampooned by Alexander Wilson, during the days of his hot youth, prior to his embarkation for America.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Alexander Wilson, Tannahill, Macneil, Hogg, and the numerous members of the "Whistle-Binkie" school.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

It is surrounded by the usual graveyard, in which lies Alexander Wilson, the lover and biographer of birds, who asked to be buried here, in a "silent, shady place, where the birds will be apt to come and sing over my grave."

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Various

Alexander Wilson was born at Paisley on the 6th of July 1766.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

In this debate his fellow-townsman and friend, Alexander Wilson, the future ornithologist, advocated in verse the merits of Fergusson; and the productions of both the youthful adventurers were printed in a pamphlet entitled the "Laurel Disputed."

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

Dec. 2, 1898; p.W. H. and Flora Green (Murphey); teacher and athletic coach Alexander Wilson sch.

Alumni History of the University of North Carolina 1793-1962 1924

Alexander Wilson, in the Preface to his “American Ornithology” (1808), quotes these words, and relates the story of a boy who had been gathering flowers.

Quotations 1919