64.2 Obituary. 



Frederic William Proctor. 



The death on June 13 last of Major Proctor, wlio was so 

 well known to many of us at the British Ornithologists' 

 Club, will be much regretted by his many friends. Some 

 months previously he had been very ill and it was found 

 necessary to amputate one of his legs, and even this did not 

 save him. 



Major Proctor, who was born in 1862, was the son 

 of William Proctor of Torquay. Entering the army, he 

 served for many years in the 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) 

 Regiment, and was afterwards attached to the 3rd Batt. 

 Hoyal Welsh Fasiliers. He eventually retired with the 

 honorary rank of Major. 



When the present war broke out, he again offered his 

 services and was appointed Eecruiting Officer at Longton, 

 Staffs, and afterwards transferred to the Signalling Depot 

 of the Royal Engineers at Fenny Compton, Bucks, Here 

 he worked until October 1915, when the illness from which 

 he subsequently died began to show itself. 



Always deeply interested in birds and their eggs, he began 

 to form a collection of eggs while stationed in India in 

 his early days. He subsequently visited Madeira, Spain, 

 Hungary, and Swedish Lapland in search of rare species. 

 A second visit to southern Spain in company with Mr. S. 

 L. Whymper resulted in the acquisition of many eggs of 

 the large Birds of Prey from the mountains, as well as those 

 of many other birds from the Guadalquivir Valley. 



Major Proctor was elected a Member of the Union in 

 1893, and was also a constant attendant at the meetings of 

 the Club, where from time to time he exhibited interesting 

 specimens of eggs he had collected ; but he Avas not a writer, 

 and published little, being content to make his observations 

 and to build up his collection. 



Major Proctor leaves a widow and four children, three of 

 them sons, of whom one is serving in the Army and one in 

 the Navy. 



