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12 december 1872 12 november 1811 file : jerdon thomas 1811-1872 . jpg thomas c. jerdon
 thomas caverhill jerdon
thomas c. jerdon

thomas caverhill jerdon -lrb- 12 october 1811 - 12 june 1872 , upper norwood -rrb- was a british physician , zoologist and botanist .
he was a pioneering ornithologist who described numerous species of birds in india .
several species of plants -lrb- including the genus `` jerdonia '' -rrb- and birds including the rare jerdon 's courser are named after him .
