Phyllis Barclay-Smith
Ida Phyllis Barclay-Smith CBE (18 May 1902 – 2 January 1980) was a British ornithologist, editor from 1939 to 1973 of the The Avicultural Magazine, conservationist, and translator. In 1970 she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Quotes
[edit]- The Mute Swan can readily be distinguisedh from the true wild Swans, the Whooper and the Bewick, for it arches its neck much more and its bill is reddish orange with a protruding black knob at the base ...
- British Birds on Lake, River and Stream. Volume 1 of King Penguin books: ed. by Elizabeth Senior. Penguin Books Ltd. 1939. p. 14. (31 pages; with Sixteen Colour Plates After the Originals in the Birds of Great Britain by John Gould)
- Wrens do not appear to indulge to any great extent, though they appreciate drinking water. It should be remembered that if birds have plenty to drink in summer they are less likely to make attacks on fruit.
- Garden Birds. Issue 19 of King Penguin books. Penguin. 1946. p. 12. (35 pages)
- At the time the British Ornithologists' Union was formed the main interest in birds lay in whether they or their eggs were good to eat, or in their possibilities as a source of amusement at which to blaze off a gun.
- (1959) . "The British contribution to bird protection". Ibis 101 (1): 115-122. DOI:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1959.tb02363.x.
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