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jfil 2^000 was i)aid off, and the liouse became the freehohl 

 property of the Society witliout any sort of encumbrance. 

 The first floor of the Society's house was devoted to the 

 accommodation of a large and very valuable zoological 

 library, under the care of a Librarian and his assistant, and 

 was the constant resort of the working zoologists of the 

 metropolis. This library had been almost entirely accumu- 

 lated since 1859. Sclater Avas also instrumental in the 

 adoption of that important work ' The Zoological Record,' 

 by the Society. ' 



Sclater, as already mentioned, was selected by the British 

 Ornithologists' Union as the first editor of its journal, 

 * The Ibis/ in 1859. He finished the first series in 1864, 

 Professor Newton took his place as editor of the second 

 series, and Osbert Salvin as editor of the third. In 1877 

 Sclater was associated with Salvin as editor of the fourth 

 series, and in 1883 commenced the editorship of the fifth 

 series with Howard Saunders as co-editor. When the filth 

 series was completed, in 1888, he became sole editor of the 

 sixth, which he finished in 1894. In 1895, having again 

 obtained the assistance of Howard Saunders, he commenced 

 work on the seventh scries, and finished it in 1900. Taking 

 A. H. Evans as co-editor he com[)leted the eighth scries iu 

 1906, and the ninth series in 1912. 



When the British Ornithologists' Club was established in 

 1892, he joined heartily in the movement iimuguj-ated by 

 Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, and Avas elected Chairman. He 

 was most regular in his attendance at the monthly meetings, 

 occupying the chair and delivering an inaugural addi-ess at 

 the commencement of each session. 



With the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science Sclater had a long connexion, having become a 

 member in 1847, at the second Oxford meeting, and having 

 attended its meetings with few exceptions for many years. 

 For several years he was Secretary of Section D, and at the 

 Bristol meeting in 1875 he was President of that Section 

 and delivered an address " On the present state of our 

 Knowledge of Geographical Zoology." In 1876 he was 



