Record

Code	PX561
Dates	1908-2002
Person Name	Macdonald; James David (1908-2002); Ornithologist
Surname	Macdonald
Forenames	James David
Epithet	Ornithologist
Activity	Museum Staff. Appointed assistant keeper (2nd class) in Department of Zoology, Bird Section 12 Feb 1935; 1st class 1943; principal scientific officer 1948; deputy keeper 1 Oct 1957. After war service with The Admiralty, took over from Norman Kinnear in charge of the Bird Section 1945. He took part in the British Museum (Natural History) South West Africa Expedition 1949-50 with Mrs B P Hall and Col. Cave. Organised five Harold Hall Expeditions to Australia 1962 - 1968. Joint author with F O Cave of Birds of the Sudan (1955). Retired 30 Sep 1968. Moved to Australia with his wife Betty, a medical doctor. . Obituary: Emu 103: 93-95, 2003.

Catalogue

RefNo	Title
DF/ZOO/200/123/24	MacDonald, James David
DF/ADM/1005/95	Macdonald, James D
DF/ZOO/230/50/6	Macdonald, James D
DF/ZOO/208/88	Staff file: Macdonald, James D
DF/PH/3/4/2/5	Postwar reconstruction of Bird Gallery: Model for British Bird Pavilion
DF/ZOO/213/44	Hall, H W, Australian Expeditions directed by the Bird Exploration Committee: reports and correspondence of B D McD Booth, B P Hall and J D Macdonald
DF/ZOO/208/119	Staff file: Macdonald, James D
DF/ZOO/208/61	Staff file: Macdonald, James D
DF/PH/2/1/1/42	Staff Photograph: James D Macdonald, seated at his desk
DF/PH/2/1/1/41	Staff Photograph: James D Macdonald, seated at his desk
DF/PH/3/4/2/6	Postwar reconstruction of Bird Gallery: Model for British Bird Pavilion
DF/PH/2/1/6/37	Staff Photograph: J D MacDonald
DF/PH/2/6/7/3	Staff Group Photograph: Zoology Department

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