Walter Faxon

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Walter Faxon (February 4, 1848 – August 10, 1920) was an American ornithologist and carcinologist. He was born at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he grew up. His brother Charles Faxon was a botanist. He received three degrees from Harvard University. One of his greater ornithological achievements was demonstration that Brewster's Warbler is a hybrid.^[1]

References

↑ W. M. T. (1921). "Notes and news". The Auk 38 (1): 157–158. doi:10.2307/4074078.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 40844628 LCCN: n85810159

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Name	Faxon, Walter
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Short description	American zoologist
Date of birth	1848
Place of birth	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
Date of death	1920
Place of death

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