Storrs Lovejoy Olson (1944–2021), U.S. palaeontologist and ornithologist.
Taxon names authored
(List may be incomplete)
- 20 taxon names authored by Storrs L. Olson
Eponyms
(List may be incomplete)
- 2 eponyms of Storrs L. Olson
Publications
(List may be incomplete)
1973
- Olson, S.L. 1973. A classification of the Rallidae. Wilson Bull. 85: 381–416.
1976
- Olson, S.L. 1976. Oligocene fossils bearing on the origins of the Todidae and the Momotidae (Aves: Coraciiformes). In: S. L. Olson, Ed. Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27: 111–119.
1977
- Olson, S.L. 1977. The identity of the fossil ducks described from Australia by C. W. De Vis. Emu 77: 127–131.
- Olson, S.L. 1977. Notes on subfossil Anatidae from New Zealand, including a new species of pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus. Emu 77: 132–135.
- Olson, S.L. 1977. A synopsis of the fossil Rallidae. In: S.D. Ripley, Rails of the World, pp. 339–373. David R. Godine, Boston.
1980
- Olson, S.L. & Feduccia, A. 1980. Relationships and Evolution of Flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 316: 1–73. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.316 Reference page.
1982
- Feduccia, A. & Olson, S.L. 1982. Morphological similarities between the Menurae and the Rhinocryptidae, relict passerine birds of the southern hemisphere. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 366: 1–22.
- Olson, S.L. 1982. The distribution of fused phalanges of the inner toe in the Accipitridae. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 102: 8–12.
1987
- Olson, S.L. 1987. An early Eocene oilbird from the Green River formation of Wyoming (Caprimulgiformes: Steatornithidae). Docum. Lab. Géol. Lyon 99: 57–69.
- Olson, S.L. 1987. Variation in the procoracoid foramen in the Accipitridae. Riv. Ital. Orn., Milano 57: 161–164.
1988
- Olson, S.L.& Warheit, K.I. 1988. A new genus for Sula abbotti. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 108: 9–12. BHL
1994
- Olson, S.L. 1994. Cranial osteology of tawny and steppe eagles Aquila rapax and A. nipalensis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 114: 264–267.
- Olson, S.L. 1998. Notes on the systematics of the rockrunner Achaetops (Passeriformes, Timaliidae) and its presumed relatives. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 118: 47–52.
1995
- Olson, S.L. 1995. Thiornis sociata Navás, a nearly complete Miocene grebe (Aves: Podicipedidae). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 181: 131–140. hdl: 10088/15593 Reference page.
1996
- Olson, S.J. & Hasegawa, Y. 1996. A new genus and two new species of gigantic Plotopteridae from Japan (Aves: Pelecaniformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4): 742–751. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011362 Reference page.
2001
- Olson, S.L. & Rasmussen, P.C. 2001. Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90: 233–365.
2002
- Olson, S.L. & Alvarenga, H.M.F. 2002. A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115(4): 701–705. BHL Reference page.
2005
- Olson, S.L., Irestedt, M., Ericson, P.G.P. & Fjeldså, J. 2005. Independent evolution of two Darwinian marsh-dwelling ovenbirds (Furnariidae: Limnornis, Limnoctites). Ornitología Neotropical 16: 347–359. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
2008
- Olson, S. L. & Suárez, W. 2008. A new generic name for the Cuban Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Sclater and Salvin. Zootaxa 1960: 67–68. PDF. Reference page.
2010
- Ericson, P.G.P., S. L. Olson; M. Irestedt; H. Alvarenga & J. Fjeldså. 2010. Circumscription of a monophyletic family for the tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae): Psiloramphus in and Melanopareia out. Journal of Ornithology 151 (2): 337–345. Full article (PDF) DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0460-9 Reference page.
2012
- Rando, J.C., Pieper, H., Alcover, J.A. & Olson, S.L. 2012. A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3182: 29–42. Preview Reference page.
- Olson, S.L. 2012: A new species of small owl of the genus Aegolius (Aves: Strigidae) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(2): 97–105. DOI: 10.2988/11-36.1
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2013
- Olson, S.L. 2013. A nomenclatural history of Audubon's shearwater with designation of a neotype for Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839 (Aves: Procellariidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(3): 199–203. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X-126.3.199 Reference page.
- Olson, S.L. 2013. Fossil woodpeckers from Bermuda with the description of a new species of Colaptes (Aves: Picidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(1):17-24 DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X-126.1.17 Reference page.
- Rando, J.C., Alcover, J.A., Olson, S.L. & Pieper, H. 2013. A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3647(2): 343–357. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.6 Reference page.
2015
- Suárez, W. & Olson, S.L. 2015. Systematics and distribution of the giant fossil barn owls of the West Indies (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae). Zootaxa 4020(3): 533–553. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.3.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
2017
- Rando, J.C., Pieper, H., Olson, S.L., Pereira, F. & Alcover, J.A. 2017. A new extinct species of large bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4282(3): 567–583. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.3.9. Reference page.
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