Baron Nöel Frédéric Armand André de Lafresnaye (1783 - 1861) was a French ornithologist and collector. 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ...

Lafresnaye described a number of new bird species, some with Alcide d'Orbigny. He accumulated a collection of over 8000 bird skins at his home at Aulnois. After his death the collection was purchased by the American collector Henry Bryant and donated to the Boston Natural History Society. It was transferred to the Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1914. Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines dOrbigny (September 6, 1802 - June 30, 1857) was a great French naturalist. ...