Organization:Ornithological Society of Japan

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Ornithological Society of Japan
日本鳥学会
Hand-list of the Japanese Birds (1922).jpg
First edition of the Society's Check-list of Japanese Birds (「日本鳥類目録」)
Formation3 May 1912[1]
Location
  • Japan
Key people
Watanuki Yutaka (ja) (President)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ornithological Society of Japan (日本鳥学会, Nihon Chōgakkai) is a Japanese academic society founded in 1912. It publishes journals and monographs and helps disseminate information about the birds of Japan and ornithology more generally.[1][2]

Journals

  • Tori () (1915–1986; vols. 1–34)[3]
  • Japanese Journal of Ornithology (日本鳥学会誌) (1986–; vols. 35–)[4]
  • Ornithological Science (2002–; vols. 1–)[5]

Presidents

The presidents of the Society from its inception have included:[6]

  • Iijima Isao (1912–1921)
  • Takatsukasa Nobusuke (1922–1946)
  • Uchida Seinosuke (ja) (1946–1947)
  • Kuroda Nagamichi (1947–1963)
  • Yamashina Yoshimaro (1963–1970)
  • Kuroda Nagahisa (1970–1975)
  • Koga Tadamichi (ja) (1975–1981)
  • Kuroda Nagahisa (1981–1990)

See also

References

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