His particular interest was bird behaviour, especially the courtship of water birds.
His observations on the ethology of the Great Crested Grebe, published in 1914, was a landmark in avian field research.
His invention of vivid labels for the rituals (such as 'penguin dance', 'plesiosaurus race' etc.)
made the ideas memorable and interesting to the general reader.
His particular interest was bird behaviour, especially the courtship of water birds. His observations on the ethology of the Great Crested Grebe, published in 1914, was a landmark in avian field research. His invention of vivid labels for the rituals (such as 'penguin dance', 'plesiosaurus race' etc.) made the ideas memorable and interesting to the general reader.
Julian Huxley