Walter Edmond Clyde Todd (Smithfield, Ohio, September 6, 1874 - June 25, 1969), generally known as W.E. Clyde Todd, was an American ornithologist. In 1891 Todd abandoned his studies at Geneva College to take up a post as messenger with Clinton Hart Merriam at the United States Department of Agriculture, where his first job was the sorting and cataloging of a collection of bird stomachs preserved in alcohol. Wikipedia
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