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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Hurlburt, William Ellis
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Description area
Dates of existence
1897-1974
History
Dr. William Ellis Hurlburt was a physician, ornithologist and naturalist who resided in Vineland, Ont., for much of his life. In 1936, he was honoured by the Avicultural Society of America for being the first to breed certain species of foreign birds. That same year, he co-authored A preliminary list of the birds of Lincoln and Welland Counties with R.W. Sheppard and G.H. Dickson. By 1951, Dr. Hurlburt had successfully reared between 30 and 40 species.