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Thomson (Dr. William). See Buchanan (John Lane) 
Thorburn (Archibald), nat. 1860 
This well-known zoological artist, who resides at 66 
Muirayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, was born at Lasswade, 
Midlothian, in 1860; son of the late Robert Thorburn, 
A.R.A., miniature painter ; and educated at Dalkeith and 
Edinburgh. He began his portion of the work on Lilford’s 
Birds in 1887, and completed it in 1807. He has illustrated 
several works on British birds as below noted, and is well 
known for his paintings of bird life. He is F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
1883[— 88 ?]. [Illustrations in] Familiar Wild Birds. 
See Swaysland (W.). 
1885-97. [Illustrated by.] Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British 
Islands. 
See Lilford (Lord). 
1895. [Illustrated by.] Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire. 
See Lilford (Lord). 
1896. Sabine’s Gull in Cornwall. (Zoologist, 1896, pp. 475-6.) 
1909. [Illustrations in] The Natural History of British Game Birds. 
See Millais (J. G.). 
[He has now in the press an important illustrated work on British birds.] 
Thornhill (Richard Badham), ca. 1804 
The undermentioned work is chiefly of sporting interest, 
but contains chapters on the natural history of the Grouse, 
Partridge, Pheasant, Woodcock, Snipe, etc., also Game Laws, 
etc., and technical terms for associations of birds. 
1804, The | Shooting Directory. | By B. B. Thornhill, Esq. | Vide lege 
crede. | London : | Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and 
Orme, | 39, Paternoster-row. | 1804. 
Collation — 1 vol. 4to, pp. ix+pp. 432 +pp. vi un. +2 folding 
tables, with portrait and aquatint pi. by Medland. 
Thornton (Col. Thomas), 1757-1823 
This celebrated sportsman was the son of William 
Thornton, of Thorn ville Royal (now Stourton), Yorkshire, 
