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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-01-31 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-08-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003120b.htm person Boles Walter E. AACR2 Ornithologist Walter Boles has worked at the Australian Museum since 1975 and is currently Senior Fellow.

Educated Emporia State University, Kansas. Australian Museum since 1975, working as Scientific Officer, Ornithology Section and Collection Manager, Terrestrial Vertebrates and Collection Manager, Ornithology. Research interests include the evolution, systematics and biogeography of Australian birds, particularly songbirds; moult, ageing and sexing characters of Australian birds; and Tertiary avifauna of Australia. Wrote The Robins & Flycatchers of Australia (1988) and The taxonomy and species of birds of Australia and its territories (1994, with Les Christidis).

1975 2012 Career position - Scientific Officer (Ornothology), Australian Museum 1985 1987 Career position - President, Australian Bird Study Association 1988 1989 Career position - Editor, Corella 2012 Career position - Senior Fellow, Australian Museum Australian Museum (1827 - )

Scientific Officer (Ornithology) 1975 - 2012; Senior Fellow 2012 -

 Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

President 1985 - 1987

 Corella: journal of the Australian Bird Study Association (1977 - )

Editor 1988 - 1989

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 'Boles, Walter E.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Boles, Walter E. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The taxonomy and species of birds of Australia and its territories Christidis, Leslie and Boles, Walter E. The taxonomy and species of birds of Australia and its territories Hawthorn East, Vic. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1994 Book: The robins and flycatchers of Australia Boles, Walter E. The robins and flycatchers of Australia North Ryde, N.S.W. Angus & Robertson: the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife 1988 Book Section: 180 Years of Stuff[ed] Birds: Ornithology at the Australian Museum, Sydney Boles, W. E. 180 Years of Stuff[ed] Birds: Ornithology at the Australian Museum, Sydney Cambridge, Massachusetts Nuttall Ornithological Club 2012 Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology, volume 2 Davis, William E., Recher, Harry F. and Boles, Walter E. 141-266 Journal Article: Obituary: Jim Shields Boles, Walter Obituary: Jim Shields 2021 Corella 45 59 Edited Book: Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology, volume 2 Davis, William E.; Recher, Harry F.; and Boles, Walter E. Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology, volume 2 Cambridge, Massachusetts Nuttall Ornithological Club 2012 Edited Book: Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology Davis, William E.; Recher, Harry E.; Boles, Walter E.; and Jackson, Jerome A. Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology Cambridge (Mass.) Nuttall Ornithological Club 2008 Edited Book: Contributions to the history of Australasian ornithology, volume IV Davis, William E.; Boles, Walter E.; and Recher, Harry F. Contributions to the history of Australasian ornithology, volume IV Cambridge, Massachusetts Nuttall Ornithological Club 2018 Edited Book: Contributions to the history of Australasian ornithology, volume III Davis, William E.; Boles, Walter E.; and Recher, Harry F. Contributions to the history of Australasian ornithology, volume III Cambridge, Massachusetts Nuttall Ornithological Club 2017 Journal Article: Obituary: James Allen Keast 15 November 1922 - 8 March 2009 Boles, Walter E.; and Recher, Harry F. Obituary: James Allen Keast 15 November 1922 - 8 March 2009 2009 Emu 109 272-4 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001