author
Richard C. (Richard Crittenden) McGregor
1871–1936
Best known for his pioneering work on the birds of the Philippines, this naturalist turned years of field collecting into practical reference books that helped map a remarkably rich avifauna. His writing is especially valued by readers interested in early ornithology, exploration, and natural history in the Pacific.
1 Audiobook
A Manual of Philippine Birds
by Richard C. (Richard Crittenden) McGregor
About the author
Born in Sydney in 1871, Richard Crittenden McGregor later moved with his mother to California, where his interest in collecting and bird study took shape while he was still young. Early records of his work connect him with field collecting in California before his career expanded into larger natural-history work in the Philippines.
McGregor is chiefly remembered as an ornithologist and naturalist who spent many years collecting and describing birds in the Philippine Islands. He worked with scientific institutions there and produced important reference books, including A Manual of Philippine Birds (1909), along with many shorter scientific papers on species and regional bird life.
For audiobook listeners, his appeal lies in the mix of careful observation and old-school exploration. His books reflect a period when natural history writing was closely tied to travel, specimen collecting, and the first serious attempts to document the wildlife of islands that were still little known to many English-language readers.