Sergei Aleksandrovich Buturlin
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n ornithologist
.
A scion of one of the oldest families of Russian nobility, Buturlin spent most his life in Russia. He went to school in Simbirsk (modern Ulyanovsk
) and studied jurisprudence in St. Petersburg, but his interest in zoology was so strong that he spent most of his career collecting specimens across Russia and Siberia and describing the results of his observations. Until 1892 he collected in the Volga region, then in the Baltic region
; from 1900 to 1902 on the islands of Kolguyev
and Novaya Zemlya
). Between 1904 and 1906 he took part in an expedition to the Kolyma River
in Siberia
, and in 1909 he visited the Altay Mountains
, and he made his final expedition in 1925 on the Chukchi Peninsula
.
He published many important work on the taxonomy and distribution of the palaearctic birds, including:
In 1918 he joined the zoological museum of the University of Moscow, and in 1924 he donated his collection of palaearctic birds.
In 1906 Buturlin became a foreign member of the British Ornithologists' Union
; in 1907 he became a corresponding member of the American Ornithologists' Union
. He was a pioneer in Russia of the study of the diversity of species and described more than 200 new species of bird.
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– 22 January 1938 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ornithologist
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
.
A scion of one of the oldest families of Russian nobility, Buturlin spent most his life in Russia. He went to school in Simbirsk (modern Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River...
) and studied jurisprudence in St. Petersburg, but his interest in zoology was so strong that he spent most of his career collecting specimens across Russia and Siberia and describing the results of his observations. Until 1892 he collected in the Volga region, then in the Baltic region
Baltic region
The terms Baltic region, Baltic Rim countries, and Baltic Rim refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea.- Etymology :...
; from 1900 to 1902 on the islands of Kolguyev
Kolguyev
Kolguyev Island is an island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug Russia located in the south-eastern Barents Sea to the north-east of the Kanin Peninsula. The approximately circular-shaped island has a diameter of and is in area. The highest point on the island is at 166 meters...
and Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
). Between 1904 and 1906 he took part in an expedition to the Kolyma River
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
in 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...
, and in 1909 he visited the Altay Mountains
Altay Mountains
The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their sources. The Altai Mountains are known as the original locus of the speakers of Turkic as well as other members of the proposed...
, and he made his final expedition in 1925 on the Chukchi Peninsula
Chukchi Peninsula
The Chukchi Peninsula, Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula , at about 66° N 172° W, is the northeastern extremity of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen. It is bordered by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the...
.
He published many important work on the taxonomy and distribution of the palaearctic birds, including:
- The Birds of the Kolguyev Island and Novaya Zemlya and the lower part of the Darna (1901)
- The Birds of the Simbirsk Government (1906)
- The Birds of the Yenisseisk District (1911, with Arkady Yakovlevich Tugarinov (1880–1948))
- A series of manuscripts over the birds of the far east (1909–1917)
- Complete Synopsis of the Birds of the USSR, in three volumes
- An article on his discovery the breeding places of Ross's GullRoss's GullThe Ross's Gull is a small gull, the only species in its genus, although it has been suggested it should be moved to the genus Hydrocoloeus, which otherwise only includes the Little Gull....
, Rhodostethia rosea in northeast Siberia
In 1918 he joined the zoological museum of the University of Moscow, and in 1924 he donated his collection of palaearctic birds.
In 1906 Buturlin became a foreign member of the British Ornithologists' Union
British Ornithologists' Union
The British Ornithologists' Union aims to encourage the study of birds in Britain, Europe and elsewhere, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation....
; in 1907 he became a corresponding member of the American Ornithologists' Union
American Ornithologists' Union
The American Ornithologists' Union is an ornithological organization in the USA. Unlike the National Audubon Society, its members are primarily professional ornithologists rather than amateur birders...
. He was a pioneer in Russia of the study of the diversity of species and described more than 200 new species of bird.
Works
- Кулики Российской Империи. Дружинина, Tula 1902.
- On the breeding-habits of the rosy gull and the pectoral sandpiper. London 1907.
- Систематические заметки о птицах Северного Кавказа. Machatschkala 1929.
- Определитель промысловых птиц. Советская Азия, Moskau 1933.
- Полный определитель птиц СССР. КИОЦ, Moskau 1934–1941.
- Что и как наблюдать в жизни птиц. 1934.
- Трубконозые птицы. КИОЦ, Moskau 1936.
- Дробовое ружье. 1937.
- Птицы. Moskow 1940.