Arthur H. Howell

Who was Arthur H. Howell?

Arthur Holmes Howell was an American zoologist most notable for his field work on mammals and birds in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, and Texas.

In 1889 Howell became a member of the American Ornithologists' Union. By 1895 he accompanied Vernon Bailey as field assistant during surveys in Montana, Idaho, Washingtona, and Oregon.

Howell described several mammals and birds, including the Gray bat, the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, and the Red-tailed Chipmunk. In 1898 he visited Great Gull Island and confirmed the extinction of the Gull Island Vole.

Howell published 118 works, including Birds of Arkansas, Birds of Alabama, and Florida bird life