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Bairtl, and Lawrence, while previously in France he had 

 become a great friend of Prince Charles Bonaparte. Visits 

 to North and Soiith Africa and ihe Continent generally, took 

 place later in his life. In 1860 Sclater received the 

 honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University 

 of Bonn, and in 1901 was made a Doctor of Science hy the 

 University of Oxford. He was one of the Greneral Secre- 

 taries of the British Association for five years, and presided 

 os'er Section D at Bristol in 1875. He was elected a member 

 of the Royal Society in 1861 and twice served on the 

 Council, and was a member or fellow of many othei' learned 

 societies at home and abroad ; but in the midst of all his 

 work he found time for country pursuits (especially hunting), 

 and held the position of an active magistrate at Odiham, 

 where he spent the latter part of his life. 



He leaves a widow, three sons, and a daughter. 



(A. H. Evans.) 



To the above I would like to add an appreciation of the 

 point mentioned by Mr. Evsins, viz., that the late Dr. Sclater's 

 help and advice was always available to any young naturalist 

 who asked for it. The writer has much to thank some of 

 the older zoologists for, and especially the late Dr. Sclater, 

 whose friendly advice and information was of the greatest 

 assistance on more than one occasion. It was always freely 

 and unreservedly given, for which I — amongst others — will 

 be ever grateful. I shall also not forget the Doctor's words 

 of encouragement and praise at the Annual Meeting of the 

 S.A.O.U., in Johannesburg, in 1905, when we had the 

 honour of his presence in our midst. Although his ornitho- 

 logical energies were mainly devoted to America, South 

 African ornithologists will not soon forget one of the most 

 renowned men of their particular branch of Zoology, and we 

 tender to his children our sincere sympath}^ 



Alwin Haagner. 



Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, 

 October 20th, 1913. 



