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Cuthbert Antony (Tony) Norris (9 January 1917 in Cradley, Worcestershire - 25 February 2005 in Worcester) was a notable British ornithologist. ==Ornithology== He was BTO President from 1961–64 and was awarded their Bernard Tucker Medal in 1959. He was a member of the RSPB's council in the 1950s and 1960s, chairing its finance and general purposes committee. During that time, he persuaded the organisation to move from London to its current headquarters at The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire. Using his own money to facilitate the transaction he was, for one day, owner of the Lodge. He was Secretary and Chairman of the West Midland Bird Club from 1953–1975 and its president from 1975-1999. He was a personal friend of Peter Scott and assisted him in setting up the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. He was the instigator of the Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory. He was the youngest member of the British Ornithologists' Union. In December 1958 he presented a talk on the BBC Home Service, ''In Search Of Prunella'', about the Alpine Accentor (''Prunella Collaris''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Norris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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