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1898-9, for wliieli lie received the medal and elasp. During 

 the South African War lie served chiefly with Lord 

 Methuen's column from October 1899 to 1902, when he 

 was invalided home. For his services he received the 

 Queen's and King's medals. In 1908 he retired, but was 

 recalled to the Army Service Corps on the outbreak of the 

 present war; he was employed in England till August 1915, 

 when he went to France with the rank of Temporary 

 Lieut. -Colonel. He was present at the battle of Loos and 

 was mentioned in dispatches. 



Horsbrugh's interest in natural history, particularly in 

 birds, dated from his childhood and continued throughout 

 his life. He made observations on the bird-life of the 

 various countries in which he was stationed and in which 

 he travelled. He had a considerable collection of bird- 

 skins, but was perhaps best known for his skill in breeding 

 and liandling live birds, and he had a fine collection of Ducks 

 of various species in his grounds at Tandridge. His best- 

 known work is one on the ' Game-birds and Waterfowl of 

 South Africa/ published in 1912 (see 'Ibis,' 1912, p. 670), 

 a most valuable volume mainly designed to meet the require- 

 ments of the sportsman in South Africa, but also most 

 useful to the more serious naturalist. 



In the preparation of this work he was greatly aided by 

 Sergt. (now Lieut.) C. G. Davies of the Cape Mounted Rides, 

 not only in the illustrations, which were from his brush, but 

 also for many of the field-notes, though Hoi'sbrugh himself 

 had spent seven years in South Africa and had made very 

 good use of his opportunities for observation. 



Horsbrugh's other writings are chiefly to be found iu 

 the ' Avicultural Magazine,' to which he was a frequent 

 contributor. He was elected a Member of the Union 

 in 1904. 



In April 1902 Horsbrugh married Elizabeth Kearsley, 

 daughter of Chapman Mitchell, of Philadelphia, U.S.A., 

 and niece of the well-known writer and physician Dr. Weir 

 Mitchell, of the same place. 



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