Background
Source: Wikipedia
Richard Fourness Johnston (July 27, 1925 – November 15, 2014) was an American ornithologist, academic and author. He was born in Oakland, California to Marie Whitney (née Johnson) and Arthur Nathaniel Johnston, a San Francisco Bay Area optician. He developed an early interest in zoology, especially birds. He served in the Army during World War II, and was injured in the European theater.
