What is George Newbold Lawrence?
[[File:George Newbold Lawrence.jpg|thumb|right|George Newbold Lawrence]] '''George Newbold Lawrence''' (October 20, 1806 - January 17, 1895) was an [[Americans|American]] businessperson and amateur [[ornithologist]] (bird expert). Lawrence counted [[bird]]s for [[Spencer Fullerton Baird]] and [[John Cassin]], and the three men wrote ''Birds of North America'' in 1858. Lawrence left his 8,000 bird skins to the [[American Museum of Natural History]]. The [[Lawrence's Goldfinch]] ''Carduelis lawrencei'' was named for him by Cassin. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, George Newbold}} [[Category:1806 births]] [[Category:1895 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:American ornithologists]]