John Whitehead (June 30, 1860 - June 2, 1899) was an English explorer and naturalist. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ...

Whitehead travelled in Borneo between 1885 and 1888, where he collected a number of zoological specimens new to science, including Whitehead's Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi). On his return he wrote The Explorations of Mount Kina-Balu (1893). Between 1893 and 1896 he explored in the Philippines, again collecting many new species, including the Philippine Eagle, the binomial name of which commemorates Whitehead's father Jeffrey. Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Binomial name Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1896 The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. ...

Whitehead intended to return to the Philippines in 1899, but was he was forced to alter his plans by the Spanish-American War. He instead travelled to the island of Hainan, where he died of fever. Combatants United States Republic of Cuba First Philippine Republic Spain Commanders William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 379 U.S. dead; considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and... Hainan (Chinese: 海南; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located at the southern end of the country. ...

Reference

• Biographies for Birdwatchers, Barbara & Richard Mearns ISBN 0-12-487422-3