"1851-02-06Z"^^ . . . "1809Z"^^ . "1809-08-10Z"^^ . "1851Z"^^ . "American ornithologist" . "John Kirk Townsend (August 10, 1809 \u2013 February 6, 1851) was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector.Townsend was a Quaker born in Philadelphia, the son of Charles Townsend and Priscilla Kirk. He attended Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania and was trained as a physician and pharmacist. He developed an interest in natural history in general and bird collecting in particular."@en . . "Townsend, John Kirk"@en . "John Kirk Townsend"@en .