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as observed by him in Hampshire, near the family seat at Hoddington 

 and in the neighbourhood of Odiham, he commenced his work on the 

 Tanagers in 1850. Since that time he has written a continued series of 

 memoirs and papers on Neotropical birds, and he got together a splendid 

 collection of Fasseres from that region. This collection was purchased 

 by the Trustees of the British Museum, when Dr. Sclater agreed to write 

 some of the volumes of the " Catalogue of Birds." The great number of 

 types in the collection rendered this one of the most valuable acquisitions 

 ever made by the National Museum. 



In addition to the separate memoirs and papers, now amounting to 

 some 1,300 in number. Dr. Sclater has published many important books, 

 the best known of which are the " Argentine Ornithology " (with Mr. W. H. 

 Hudson) and " Exotic Ornithology." The latter work was written in collabo- 

 ration with the late Osbert Salvin, who for many years was joint-author 

 with Dr. Sclater of a long series of memoirs dealing with Neotropical 

 Ornithology. It must not be supposed, however, that the latter subject 

 alone occupied Dr. Sclater's energy, for he has written on many other 

 subjects, and has been prominently connected with all the recent 

 expeditions which have been promoted either by the Government, or the 

 Eoyal Geographical Society, or the British Association. He was the editor 

 of the first series of the Ibis from 1859-1864 and with the exception 

 of the second and third series (1865-1875), he has been joint-editor down 

 to the present time. For a full and complete account of Dr. Sclater's 

 career, the reader is referred to Prof. Brown Goode's memoir, already 

 noticed. 



See also ' Who's Who,' 1905, p. 1434. 



Scott-Elliott. 



See Elliott. 



Scott (G. Firth). 



19 birds from South- Western Australia. Presented. [1904. 7. 14, 

 1-9 ; 1905. 11. 19, 1-10.] 



Scott (Sir Samuel Edward), Bart. 



58 birds from New Zealand. Presented. [95. 3. 15, 1-58]. 

 Cf. ' Who's Who,' 1905, p. 1440. 



Scott (W. E. D.). 



See Princeton Museum, N. J. 

 When Curator of the Princeton Museum, New Jersey, Mr. Scott 

 visited England and exchanged a valuable collection of duplicate eggs 

 from his museum for a large series of bird skins from the British 

 Museum. His life has been a very adventurous one, especially for a man 

 who was delicate and afflicted with lameness. He made large collections 

 of birds in Arizona, Colorado, and Florida, as well as in many of the 

 Eastern States of North America. The history of his life is told in his 

 interesting " Story of a Bird-Lover " (New York, 1903). 



Scully {Dr. J.). 



63 birds from Gilgit. Presented. [81. 2. 25, 1-33; 81. 7. 12, 

 1-30.] 



An important memoir on the birds of Gilgit was published in the 

 'Ibis' for 1881 (pp. 415-453, 567-594). Dr. Scully's donations 



