Robert Hall (ornithologist)
Encyclopedia
Robert Hall was a founding member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
(RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912-1913. He made an expedition to Siberia
, via Japan
and Korea
from 1903, with R. E. Trebilcock, to discover the hitherto unknown breeding grounds of various species of wader
s. His published works include A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899), and Australian Bird Maps (1922).
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...
(RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912-1913. He made an expedition to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, via Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
from 1903, with R. E. Trebilcock, to discover the hitherto unknown breeding grounds of various species of wader
Wader
Waders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups. The latter are the skuas , gulls , terns , skimmers , and auks...
s. His published works include A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899), and Australian Bird Maps (1922).