biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1789–1855)
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| biography:
| Naturalist and bird illustrator, born in Hoylake, Cheshire, NWC England, UK. He worked as a clerk, then obtained a post in the army commissariat in Malta and Sicily (1807–15), where he amassed a large collection of zoological specimens. His works included Zoological Illustration (3 vols, 1820–23) and Naturalist's Guide (1822). Swainson's thrush is named after him. |
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