Ornithological Books in the Yale University Library

by S. Dillon Ripley

Octavo, Hardcover, Green Cloth, 1961, PP.338,

338 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1993

About the author

Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the Institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985.