R.H. Beck
American explorer, ornithologist and bird collector · 1870–1950
157 specimens, collected between 1920 and 1997 on 52 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 2 specimens for others.
On the labels as R H Beck, Beck, R.H., Beck, H., R.H. Beck, R.G. Beck, Beck, R., H H Beck.
- Specimens
- 157
- Type specimens
- 2
- Years in the field
- 78
- Islands
- 43
- Species
- 93
- Identifications
- 2
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 13
Where Beck collected
Specimens by decade
1920s1990s
Earliest: Anous stolidus, 1920 (exact locality unknown). Latest: Hibiscus waimeae, 1997.
Named for Beck
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Beck. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Beckianum beckianum Achatinidae28
- Cypraea beckii Cypraeidae21
- Bidens beckiana Asteraceae18
- Scaevola beckii Goodeniaceae8
- Opeas beckianum Achatinidae2
- Adelomelon beckii Volutidae1
- Cypraea becki Cypraeidae1
- Drillia beckii Drilliidae1
- Lamellaxis beckianum Achatinidae1
- Neritina beckii Neritidae1
- Trochomorpha beckiana Achatinellidae1
- Trochomorpha beckiana cornea Achatinellidae1
- Trochomorpha beckiana kierulfi Achatinellidae1
From the field
As a determiner
2 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: