William Elford Leach FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth...
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seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. Hydrobates is...
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William Leach may refer to: William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist William Leach (politician) (1870–1949), British Labour...
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Cuckoo (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
calls. The family Cuculidae was introduced by English zoologist William Elford Leach in a guide to the contents of the British Museum published in 1819...
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Kookaburra (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
with water. The genus Dacelo was introduced by English zoologist William Elford Leach in 1815. The type species is the laughing kookaburra. The name Dacelo...
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containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815. The species of Biston are widely distributed in Holarctic...
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Grouse (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Subfamily: Phasianinae Tribe: Tetraonini Leach, 1819 Genera Pucrasia Meleagris Bonasa Tetrastes Centrocercus Dendragapus...
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beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized...
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the species was moved, reaching its current position in 1814, when William Elford Leach erected the genus Nephrops to hold this species alone. Seven fossil...
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Scolopendra subspinipes (category Taxa named by William Elford Leach)
giant centipede (Scolopendra japonica) "Species Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815". Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Kronmüller, Christian...
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