Storrs L. Olson

Storrs Lovejoy Olson (1944–2021), U.S. palaeontologist and ornithologist.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 35 taxon names authored by Storrs L. Olson

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

• 3 eponyms of Storrs L. Olson

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1973

• Olson, S.L. 1973. A classification of the Rallidae. Wilson Bull. 85: 381–416.

1975

• Olson, S.L. 1975. Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, south Atlantic Ocean. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 23: 1-49 PDF DOI: 10.5479/si.00810266.23.1 Reference page. 

1976

• Olson, S.L. 1976. Oligocene fossils bearing on the origins of the Todidae and the Momotidae (Aves: Coraciiformes). In: S. L. Olson, Ed. Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27: 111–119.

1977

• Olson, S.L. 1977. The identity of the fossil ducks described from Australia by C. W. De Vis. Emu 77: 127–131.
• Olson, S.L. 1977. Notes on subfossil Anatidae from New Zealand, including a new species of pink-eared duck Malacorhynchus. Emu 77: 132–135.
• Olson, S.L. 1977. A synopsis of the fossil Rallidae. In: S.D. Ripley, Rails of the World, pp. 339–373. David R. Godine, Boston.

1980

• Olson, S.L. & Feduccia, A. 1980. Relationships and Evolution of Flamingos (Aves: Phoenicopteridae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 316: 1–73. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810282.316 Reference page. 

1982

• Feduccia, A. & Olson, S.L. 1982. Morphological similarities between the Menurae and the Rhinocryptidae, relict passerine birds of the southern hemisphere. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 366: 1–22.
• Olson, S.L. 1982. The distribution of fused phalanges of the inner toe in the Accipitridae. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 102: 8–12.

1987

• Olson, S.L. 1987. An early Eocene oilbird from the Green River formation of Wyoming (Caprimulgiformes: Steatornithidae). Docum. Lab. Géol. Lyon 99: 57–69.
• Olson, S.L. 1987. Variation in the procoracoid foramen in the Accipitridae. Riv. Ital. Orn., Milano 57: 161–164.

1988

• Olson, S.L.& Warheit, K.I. 1988. A new genus for Sula abbotti. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 108: 9–12. BHL

1994

• Olson, S.L. 1994. Cranial osteology of tawny and steppe eagles Aquila rapax and A. nipalensis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 114: 264–267.
• Olson, S.L. 1998. Notes on the systematics of the rockrunner Achaetops (Passeriformes, Timaliidae) and its presumed relatives. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 118: 47–52.

1995

• Olson, S.L. 1995. Thiornis sociata Navás, a nearly complete Miocene grebe (Aves: Podicipedidae). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 181: 131–140. hdl: 10088/15593 Reference page. 
• Olson, S.L. 1995. Reviewed Work: History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume 222 by W.J. Bock. The Auk. 112 (2): 539–546. DOI: 10.2307/4088759 PDF available Reference page. 
• Olson, S.L. & James, H.F. 1995. Nomenclature of the Hawaiian akialoas and nukupuus (Aves: Drepanidini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3): 373–387. BHL Reference page. 

1996

• Olson, S.L. & Hasegawa, Y. 1996. A new genus and two new species of gigantic Plotopteridae from Japan (Aves: Pelecaniformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(4): 742–751. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011362 Reference page. 

2001

• Olson, S.L. & Rasmussen, P.C. 2001. Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90: 233–365.

2002

• Olson, S.L. & Alvarenga, H.M.F. 2002. A new genus of small teratorn from the Middle Tertiary of the Taubaté Basin, Brazil (Aves: Teratornithidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115(4): 701–705. BHL Reference page. 

2005

• Olson, S.L., Irestedt, M., Ericson, P.G.P. & Fjeldså, J. 2005. Independent evolution of two Darwinian marsh-dwelling ovenbirds (Furnariidae: Limnornis, Limnoctites). Ornitología Neotropical 16: 347–359. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2008

• Olson, S. L. & Suárez, W. 2008. A new generic name for the Cuban Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Sclater and Salvin. Zootaxa 1960: 67–68. PDF. Reference page. 
• Fleischer R.C., James H.F. & Olson S.L. 2008. Convergent Evolution of Hawaiian and Australo-Pacific Honeyeaters from Distant Songbird Ancestors. Current Biology 18(24): 1927–1931. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.10.051 Reference page. 

2010

• Ericson, P.G.P., Olson, S.L.; Irestedt, M.; Alvarenga, H. & Fjeldså, J.. 2010. Circumscription of a monophyletic family for the tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae): Psiloramphus in and Melanopareia out. Journal of Ornithology 151 (2): 337–345. PDF DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0460-9 Reference page.  

2012

• Rando, J.C., Pieper, H., Alcover, J.A. & Olson, S.L. 2012. A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3182: 29–42. Preview Reference page. 
• Olson, S.L. 2012: A new species of small owl of the genus Aegolius (Aves: Strigidae) from Quaternary deposits on Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 125(2): 97–105. DOI: 10.2988/11-36.1 . Reference page. 

2013

• Olson, S.L. 2013. A nomenclatural history of Audubon's shearwater with designation of a neotype for Puffinus lherminieri Lesson, 1839 (Aves: Procellariidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(3): 199–203. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X-126.3.199 Reference page. 
• Olson, S.L. 2013. Fossil woodpeckers from Bermuda with the description of a new species of Colaptes (Aves: Picidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 126(1):17-24 DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X-126.1.17 Reference page. 
• Rando, J.C., Alcover, J.A., Olson, S.L. & Pieper, H. 2013. A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3647(2): 343–357. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.6 Reference page. 

2015

• Suárez, W. & Olson, S.L. 2015. Systematics and distribution of the giant fossil barn owls of the West Indies (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae). Zootaxa 4020(3): 533–553. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.3.7. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2017

• Rando, J.C., Pieper, H., Olson, S.L., Pereira, F. & Alcover, J.A. 2017. A new extinct species of large bullfinch (Aves: Fringillidae: Pyrrhula) from Graciosa Island (Azores, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4282(3): 567–583. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.3.9. Reference page. 

2021

• Kirchman, J.J., McInerney, N.R., Giarla, T.C., Olson, S.L., Slikas, E. & Fleischer, R.C. 2021. Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification. Ornithology 138(4): ukab042. DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab042 Reference page.