I found your mail interesting Murray in that Donald and Molly Trounson's
1087/89 book, "Australian Birds" , was my first bird book, given to me
by my wife as a Christmas present in 1989. It revived my interest in
birds in terms of Australian birds rather than the UK birds I grew up
with, and was probably the beginning of my "career" as a frantic
twitcher.
Having a quick re-look I note that the preface was by Roger Tory
Peterson, and that the Acknowledgements and References include many
other interesting bird people, some of whom are still active and
publishing today - maybe they were younger than Donald !
Thank you for your mail in this regard. Tony.
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On Behalf Of Murray Lord
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:25 PM
To:
Subject: Donald Trounson
Donald Trounson was author of a couple of photographic books on
Australian birds including Australian Birds, Simply Classified. In case
anyone out there had met him, I thought I should convey the news that he
passed away a few weeks ago, at the age of 103.
He seems to have led a varied life, including having competed in the
Monte Carlo car rally with Donald Healey (founder of Austin Healey cars)
as long ago as 1929!
Murray Lord
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