- Howard Saunders
Howard Saunders (
September 16 ,1835 -October 20 ,1907 ) was a Britishornithologist .Saunders was born in
London and received his early education iatLeatherhead andRottingdean . Subsequently he earned his money as amerchant bank er. This allowed him to travel widely. In 1855 he went toBrazil andChile , returning in 1862. He then devoted his time to the investigation of the avifauna ofSpain , publishing a number of articles on the subject in "The Ibis", and visiting thePyrenees in 1883 and 1884. He also published articles on the birds ofSwitzerland in 1891, and an account of "The Distribution of Birds inFrance " (1893).Saunders was an expert on
gull s andtern s. His books included "Sternae" (1889), "An Illustrated Manual of British Birds" (1889) and "Catalogue of the Gaviae and Tubinares in the Collection of the British Museum" (1896, withOsbert Salvin ).Saunders was secretary of the
British Ornithologists' Union from 1901 to 1907, and first Secretary and Treasurer of theBritish Ornithologists' Club . He was also an active member of the Zoological, Linnean and Royal Geographical Societies.Both the
Saunders's Gull and theSaunders's Little Tern were named for him.References
*Mullens and Swann - "A Bibliography of British Ornithology"
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