Hi there
The following comes from WHOSE BIRD complied by Bo Beolens (of Fatbirder
fame) and Michael Watkins and published by Christopher Helm in 2003:
Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (originally Jules Laurent Lucien)
(1803-1857) was a nephew of the famous statesman, the Emperor Napoleon
Bonaprte. He was a renowned ornithologist, both in Europe and the United
States. Bonaparte was much travelled, but he spent many year in the US
cataloguing birds and he has been described as the 'father of systematic
ornithology.' He eventually settled in Paris and commenced his Conspectus
Generum Avium, a catalogue of every bird species in the world. He died
before finishing it, but its publication was heralded as a major step
forward in accomplishing one of the most important goals in ornithology: a
complete list of the world's birds. He also wrote American Ornithology in
1825 and Iconografia della Fauna Italica - ucelli in 1832. Swainson
described Bonaparte as "destined by nature to confer unperishable benefits
on this noble science."
Albert, of course, was Prince Albert, the Prince Consort (1819-1861) and
husband of Queen Victoria.
I hope that the above is of some interest.
Cheers
John McAllister
Wakkerstroom
South Africa
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