Joseph Harvey Riley

American ornithologist (1873–1941)

Joseph Harvey Riley (September 19, 1873 – December 17, 1941) was an American ornithologist.^[1]^[2]

Born in Falls Church, Virginia, Riley was employed at the Smithsonian Institution from 1896 until his death, becoming Associate Curator of the Division of Birds in 1932.^[2]

A species of Bahamian iguana, Cyclura rileyi, is named in his honor.^[3]

The following subspecies of birds are named in his honor: Broderipus chinensis rileyi, Coracina temminchii rileyi, Coccyzus minor rileyi, Myophonus caeruleus rileyi, Strix indranee rileyi, and Pipilo alleni rileyi.^[2]

References

^ "Record Unit 7118 Joseph Harvey Riley Papers, 1903, 1906, 1930s and undated".
^ ^a ^b ^c Alexander Wetmore (1943). "In Memoriam: Joseph Harvey Riley". Auk. 60 (1): 1–15. doi:10.2307/4079305. JSTOR 4079305.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Riley", p. 222).