The Zoologist

The Zoologist was a monthly natural history magazine established in 1843 by Edward Newman and published in London. Newman acted as editor-in-chief until his death in 1876, when he was succeeded by James Edmund Harting (1876–1896) and William Lucas Distant (1897–1916).

Originating from an enlargement of The Entomologist, The Zoologist contained long articles, short notes, comments on current events, and book reviews covering the entire Animal Kingdom throughout the world, until The Entomologist was separated again in 1864. Initially, half of the space was devoted to birds, rising to two-thirds later.

In 1916 The Zoologist was amalgamated with British Birds (founded 1908).[1]

cover of first volume

Four series

The Zoologist appeared in four series:

  • First series: 1843 – 1865 ( vol. 1 – 23)
  • Second series: 1866 – 1876 (vol. 1 – 10)
  • Third series: 1877 – 1896 (vol. 1 – 20)
  • Fourth series: 1897 – 1916 (vol. 1 – 20)

First series, 1843 - 1865

The first series of The Zoologist was edited by Edward Newman and published by John Van Voorst in London. From the beginning Newman received contributions from many naturalists. In the first year for instance John Christopher Atkinson, Henry Doubleday, John Henry Gurney Sr. and William Yarrell wrote articles. Newman also contributed articles himself.

Fourth series, 1897 - 1916

In 1899 Edmund Selous wrote his first articles, in The Zoologist, about his observations near a nest of Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus).[2] A year later he published his study on "the Great Plover", the Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus. [3]

In 1899 Henry Eliot Howard published his first articles in the magazine, about birds in North Worcestershire and in the North-West of Ireland.[4][5]

In 1900 the naturalist Arthur Henry Patterson published the first part of his study on the birds of Great Yarmouth and surroundings.[6]

Editors

The first editor of The Zoologist was Edward Newman. He died in 1876. Volume 11 of the second series, the thirty-fourth volume of the journal, was the last volume with which he was connected.

The third series, starting in 1877 and ending in 1896, was edited by James Edmund Harting.

William Lucas Distant was the editor of the fourth series, from 1878 to 1914 (vol. 18).

The last two volumes of the fourth series, and of the journal, were edited by Frank Finn.

Articles

Among the numerous articles that appeared in The Zoologist over the years were:

See also

References
  1. ""The Zoologist"". British Birds. 10 (8). 1917-01-01.. See also: title page of vol. 10, issue 8 (in BHL) with the text "With which is incorporated 'The Zoologist'".
  2. Selous 1899.
  3. Selous 1900.
  4. Howard 1899a.
  5. Howard 1899b.
  6. Patterson 1900–1901.

Further reading
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