''Ibis'' (formerly ''The Ibis''), subtitled ''the International Journal of Avian Science'', is the

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of the British Ornithologists' Union. It was established in 1859. Topics covered include

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, conservation, behaviour,

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, and

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of birds. The

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is Dominic J. McCafferty ( University of Glasgow). The journal is published by

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in print and online. It is available free on the internet for institutions in the developing world through the OARE scheme (Online Access to Research in the Environment).

History

In 1858 the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) was formed. It was the first organization, devoted solely to the study of birds. One year later members of the BOU founded a (Quarterly) "Magazine of General Ornithology," entitled ''The Ibis''.

Series and editors

* Series 1 was published from 1859 to 1864, in six volumes and 24 issues. The first editor was

Philip Lutley Sclater Philip Lutley Sclater (4 November 1829 – 27 June 1913) was an English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. He was Secretary of the Zoological Society ...

(1829–1913).Se
p. i

xvi
for the general index of series 1 on author and title, in

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. * Series 2 was published from 1865 to 1870, again in six volumes and 24 issues. The editor was

Alfred Newton Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE (11 June 18297 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume ''Diction ...

(1829–1907).Se
p. i

xxii
for the general index of series 2. * Series 3: 1871–1876 (six volumes, 24 issues). Editor:

Osbert Salvin Osbert Salvin FRS (25 February 1835 – 1 June 1898) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist best known for co-authoring '' Biologia Centrali-Americana'' (1879–1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume en ...

(1835–1898).Se
p. i

xiv
for the general index of series 3.Se
complete index
of series 1, 2 and 3, with index of genera and species (422 pages), and nine pages index of plates. * Series 4: 1877–1882 (six volumes, 24 issues). Editors: Osbert Salvin and Philip Lutley Sclater.Se
p. i

xxiv
for the general index of series 4. * Series 5: 1883–1888 (six volumes). Editors: P.L. Sclater and Howard Saunders. * Series 6: 1889–1894 (six volumes). Editor: P.L. Sclater. * Series 7: 1895–1900 (six volumes). Editors: P.L. Sclater and Howard Saunders. * Series 8: 1901–1906 (six volumes). Editors: P.L. Sclater and Arthur Humble Evans. * Series 9: 1907–1912 (six volumes). Editors: P.L. Sclater and Arthur Humble Evans. * Series 10: 1913–1918 (six volumes). Editor: William Lutley Sclater, the son of P.L. Sclater. * Series 11: 1919–1924 (six volumes). Editor: W.L. Sclater. * Series 12: 1925–1930 (six volumes). * Series 13: 1931–1936 (six volumes). Editor:

Claud Buchanan Ticehurst Claud Buchanan Ticehurst FRGS (8 January 1881 – 17 February 1941) was a British ornithologist. Early years Born at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex he was a brother of Norman Frederic Ticehurst (1873-1960) and their father was Dr. A. R. Ticehur ...

. * Series 14: 1937–1942 (six volumes). * From 1943 onward the volumes are numbered 85 etc.

Geographical ornithology

In the first eighty years of its existence, a very large part of the contents of ''The Ibis'' was devoted to what is called "geographical ornithology", "the study of the birds of the different countries of the world" in the words of P.L. Sclater.P.L. Sclater, cited in Sclater had given the start to this important trend in scientific ornithology in his 1858 article in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, entitled "On the Geographic Distribution of the Members of the Class Aves". In this period British ornithology reflected the development of Britain as an imperialist nation.: "No doubt the preoccupation with widely extended geographical ornithology was fostered by the immensity of the areas over which British rule or influence stretched during the nineteenth century and for some time afterwards." and see

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External links

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