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Sir J. W. POWLETT CAMPBELL-ORDE. 



Sir Jolin William Powlett Campbell-Orde, of North Uist 

 and Kilmory, Bart., was bom in 1827 and was one of the 

 twenty Founders and original Members of the British 

 Ornithologists' Union, of whom four only now remain on 

 the list. He joined the 42nd Ptoyal Highlanders from Eton 

 in 1846. The regiment, consisting then of two battalions, 

 "was stationed in Bermuda. There was at that time in the 

 regiment a little band of zealous naturalists, and every 

 branch of natural history had its votaries. Our first 

 President, Colonel H. M. Drummond-Hay, and Lieut.- 

 Colonel Wedderburn were the chief ornithologists ; and 

 young Orde, already a keen sportsman, was soon inspired 

 by them with an ardent love for bird-life. He was a careful 

 observer of the habits of birds, and collected diligently, 

 wherever his regiment happened to be stationed, at home 

 and abroad. As will be seen from our General Subject- 

 Jjidex, he wrote many letters on ornithological subjects to 

 ' The Ibis.' He retired from the army on his marriage, 

 after ten years' service. On succeeding to his father's title 

 and estates in Argyllshire and Uist, Orde quickly made 

 himself thoroughly well acquainted with public matters, and 

 filled many offices connected with county business. He was 

 Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Argyllshire 

 and Inverness-shire. Not forgetting ornithology, Sir John 

 paid special attention to the protection of the rarer species 

 of birds in North Uist, and continued up to the time of his 

 death to add to his collection. The gem of this he con- 

 sidered to be a fine male example of FuUgula rufina, obtained 

 in Argyllshire, which is believed to be the only recorded 

 Scottish specimen. While spending a few days at Kilmory, 

 the writer of this notice Avas much interested in looking over 

 Sir John's notes, especially those on the birds which he had 

 observed in Nova Scotia. He died at his residence, Kilmory 

 House, on the 13tli of October, 1897. 



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