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Mil. J. L. BONHOTE. 



Joliu Lewis Bonhote was born in Loudon in 1875 ami 

 educated first at Elstree School and then at Harrow. He 

 entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1893 and, after taking 

 the ordinary degree in Zoolog}^, proceeded to his B.A. in 

 1897, his M.A. in 1901. 



That he took an interest in Zoology at an early age is 

 clear from the fact that he has since Avritten a pamphlet on 

 the ' Butterflies and Moths of Harrow ' in conjunction with 

 Mr. N. C. Rothschild, Avhile he began to shew his liking for 

 birds in captivity as early as, if not earlier than, his residence 

 at Cambridge, Avhere he built for himself a fairly extensive 

 aviary in a field near the town. When he moved to Fen 

 Ditton in 1897 he extended his operations, and began those 

 experiments in crossing various species of Ducks which we 

 are accustomed to associate with his name. During the same 

 year he left England for the Bahama Islands, as Private 

 Secretary to the Governor, Sir Gilbert Carter, while in 1898 

 he married the daughter of the Rector of the Islands. He 

 did not leave the Bahamas for more than a year, and made 

 expeditions during his stay to investigate the fauna, and more 

 particularly the birds. These investigations were carried a 

 step further in 1901-1902, when a second visit was paid to 

 the Bahamas. In 1895 and again in 1901 Mr. Bonhote made 

 collecting trips to Northern Norway, and he has travelled to 

 various parts of Britain with the same object. 



When the Avicultural Society was founded in 1894 the 

 subject of our notice was one of the first to join it ; he was 

 subsequently elected to the Council in 1895 and became 

 Secretary in 1899. In 1902 he exchanged this office for a post 

 on the Executive Council, while he is now Treasurer of the 

 Society. He was elected a Member of the British Ornitho- 

 logists'' Union in 1894-, Avas placed on the L'Ommittee in 



