| RefNo | EC/1873/14 |
| Previous numbers | Cert X, 217 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Salvin, Osbert: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | distinguished for his acquaintance with the science of Zoology especially of Ornithology - Editor of the "Ibis" - a Journal of Ornithology (third series) - original explorer of the natural history of Guatemala and discoverer of a large number of new species of animals of that country - author of a number of papers and memoirs on birds, reptiles, and insects in the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society of London, the "Annals of Natural History", the "Ibis" and other Journals - joint author with Mr Sclater of "Exotic Ornithology" - proprietor of a large private collection of birds and diurnal lepidoptera. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. Richard Owen.
From Personal Knowledge. P L Sclater; St George Mivart; Geo Busk; W H Flower; Thomas Thomson; A Gunther; John Gould; T H Huxley; Ch Darwin; George Bentham; Alfred Newton; Wm Kitchen Parker; E W Cooke |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1439 | Salvin; Osbert (1835 - 1898) | 1835 - 1898 |