Clinton Hart Merriam

"Merriam" redirects here. For the U.S. paleontologist, see John Campbell Merriam.

Clinton Hart Merriam, circa 1903.

Clinton Hart Merriam (1855-11-05 – 1942-03-19), American zoologist and ornithologist.

First president of the American Society of Mammalogists (1919–1921).

Taxon names authored

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152 taxon names authored by Clinton Hart Merriam

Publications

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1888

Merriam, C.H. 1888. Description of a New Spermophile from California. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 4: 317–321. BHL Reference page.

1889

Merriam, C.H. 1889. Description of a new Spermophile from Southern California. North American Fauna 2: 15–16. BHL Reference page.

1892

Merriam, C.H. 1892. The geographic distribution of life in North America with special reference to the Mammalia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7: 1–64. BHL Reference page.

1893

Merriam C.H. 1893. Descriptions of eight new ground squirrels of the genera Spermophilus and Tamias from California, Texas, and Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 8: 129–138. BHL Reference page.

1895

Merriam, C.H. 1895. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna 10: 57–98. BHL

1896

Merriam, C.H. 1896. Ursus middendorffi sp. nov. Kadiak Bear. Preliminary Synopsis of the American Bears. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 69–71. BHL Reference page.

1897

Merriam, C.H. 1897. A new fur-seal or sea-bear (Arctocephalus townsendi) from Guadalupe Island, off Lower California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11: 175–178. BHL Reference page.

1898

Merriam, C.H. 1898. Descriptions of six new ground squirrels from the western United States. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12: 69–71. BHL Reference page.

1902

Merriam, C.H. 1902. Four new Arctic Foxes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 15: 167-172.

References

Osgood, W.H. 1943. Clinton Hart Merriam: 1855–1942. Journal of Mammalogy 24(4): 421–436. PDF. [obituary]
Biographies of ASM Presidents. American Society of Mammalogists.

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