Excerpt from The Published Writings of Philip Lutley Sclater, 1844-1896The ornithology Of Neotropical America was but little known when he began his work. Mr. George N. Lawrence, of New York City, also an indefatigable worker in the same field, has left an extensive record in his bibliography already published. His studies were carried on, however, in the intervals of an active business life, while Mr. Sclater has been able to devote his entire time for more than half a century to systematic work, and has given most of his attention to the bird fauna Of Central and South America, with results the extent of which is well shown by the analytical catalogue of his writings now published.It is believed that this bibliography will materially lighten the labors Of everyone engaged in the study of American birds or of the problems Of geographical distribution.Since Mr. Sclater is not an American naturalist in the same sense as the others whose bibliographies have already been published, the present work is not included in the series of Bibliographies of American Naturalists. He is, however, in another and a broader sense, one of the most eminent and prolific of American naturalists.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.