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Step (E.). See Cundall (J. W.) 
Sterland (W J ), ca. 1812-80 
This author was born at Ollerton, Notts., about 1812, and 
died in the early eighties at New Southgate, near London. 
His Birds of Sherwood Forest is based on articles contributed 
to the natural history columns of The Field in the years 
1865-6-7. It has been stated that he included some species 
on too slight authority in his list, which totals 172 species. 
Newman, reviewing the work in the Zoologist for October 
1869 (pp. 1881-88), gave as his verdict that the author “ had 
better read more and write less.” However, the work deals 
with an interesting, and now changed, district, and on that 
account alone has retained some esteem. The author later 
joined with Mr. Joseph Whitaker in the preparation of a 
county list, which is now scarce, and also wrote The Hand- 
book of Natural History : Mammalia (1879). 
Mr. H. S. Gladstone informs us that he was a friend and 
correspondent of Sir William Jardine. In April 1847 he 
wrote describing himself as a “ mere learner.” In 1851-55 
he was in Australia. In one of his letters to Sir William 
Jardine he applied to him to get him employment. 
1869. The Birds of Sherwood Forest, with Notes on their Habits, Nesting, 
Migration, etc. London (Lovell, Reeve & Co.) : 1869. 
Collation — 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. xi+pp. 244, with 3 col. and 1 
plain pi. by the author. 
1879. [With Joseph Whitaker.] Descriptive List of the Birds of Notting- 
hamshire. Mansfield : 1879. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. 71. 
Comprises 238 species. 
Stevens (Charles), ob. 1564, and Liebault (John) 
Carolus Stephanus, in French Charles Estienne, and in 
English as rendered by Richard Surfleet, Charles Stevens, 
was the third son of Henricus Stephanus (1470-1520), the 
founder of the family of famous printers of that name. 
Carolus Stephanus first produced the undermentioned work 
