Abstract
THE late Dr. F. M. Ogilvie (1861–1918) was an observer of birds from boyhood, and he enjoyed considerable opportunities on the sea-marshes at Sizewell, in Suffolk, and on his property of Barcaldine, in Argyllshire, of following his bent. He was by profession an oculist, and in this, as well as in his hobbies of ornithology and orchid-culture, he showed “the vigour of an able man with the scientific interest, who was steadfast and thorough in all that he took in hand.” He published only a few papers, but he delivered eight popular lectures to the Ash-molean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire between the years 1902 and 1916, and these have been edited and put into publishable form by his friend, Mr. Henry Balfour, who has also added judicious footnotes. Naturalists, Mr. Balfour tells us in his preface, will find in these lectures “many shrewd and original remarks, based upon ocareful observations in the field, by one of the keenest and most cautious of ornithologists.” Of the young golden plover Dr. Ogilvie writes:
Field Observations on British Birds.
By a Sportsman-Naturalist (the late Dr. F. M. Ogilvie). Edited by Henry Balfour. With foreword by Mrs. J. Massie. Pp. xvi + 228 + vi plates. (London: Selwyn and Blount, 1920.) 25s. net.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Field Observations on British Birds . Nature 107, 259–260 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107259a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/107259a0