郑作新院士是中国科学院动物研究所的研究员,他是我国现代鸟类学的奠基人,在他之前,我国的鸟类研究几乎是一片空白。而在郑作新院士半个多世纪的指导、倡导和影响下,中国鸟类学研究的广度、深度和速度,处于我国动物学发展的前沿,并且在世界亦极具影响。 Academician Zheng Zuoxin is a researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the founder of modern ornithology in China. Prior to his appearance, the study of birds in China was almost empty. Under the guidance, advocacy and influence of academician Zheng Zuoxin more than half a century, the breadth, depth and speed of the research on ornithology in China are at the forefront of the development of zoology in China and have also exerted great influence in the world.