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English schoolteacher, ornithologist and curator of Hastings Museum
Works
- Butterfield, William Ruskin (1905). "Remarks upon some Theories in regard to the Migration of Birds". Novitates zoologicae 12: 15–20. (external scan)
- see also: J.A.A. (July 1905). "Butterfield on Migration". The Auk 22 (3): 325–328. (JSTOR)
- — (1906). A plea for the further recognition of subspecies in ornithology. London.
- — (1908). A list of books relating to British birds, published before the year 1815, from the library of W.H. Mullens. Occasional publication of the Hastings and St. Leonards Natural History Society. Hastings: F.J. Parsons.
- — (1910). Notes on Sussex pottery: With catalogue of examples exhibited at the Hastings Museum, during May, June, and July, 1910. Hastings: Hastings Corporation Museum.
- — (1911). A handbook to the collections contained in the Corporation Museum, Hastings. Hastings: F.J. Parsons.
- — with Davenport, Cyril (1913). Catalogue of an exhibition of British needlework from the 16th century onward: Held at the Hastings Museum from 24th October to 29th November 1913. Hastings: F.J. Parsons.
- — (c. 1935). History of the St. Clement's Caves, Hastings. Hasting.
Contributions to The Auk
- Butterfield, William Ruskin (1 April 1901). "Occurrence of Baird's Sandpiper in Sussex". The Auk 18 (2): 190. (in section 'General Notes')
Contributions to The Zoologist
4th series, vol 1 (1897)
- Butterfield, William Ruskin (1897). "The Serotine near Hastings". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 669, March—section 'Notes and Queries', paragraph 'Mammalia / Chiroptera'): 141.
- —— (1897). "Bank Vole in Jersey". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 669, March—section 'Notes and Queries', paragraph 'Mammalia / Rodentia'): 141.
- —— (1897). "Swallow-tailed Kite in Suffolk". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 672, June—section 'Notes and Queries'): 270–271.
- —— (1897). "Occurrence of the Black-headed Bunting in Sussex". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 672, June—section 'Notes and Queries'): 273–274.
- —— (1897). ""The seasonal changes in the Common Squirrel"". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 675, September—section 'Notes and Queries'): 424–425.
- —— (1897). "Hypolais polyglotta in Sussex". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 1 (issue 677, November—section 'Notes and Queries'): 513.
4th series, vol 2 (1898)
- —— (1898). "Note on the Petrel, Oceanodroma castro (Harcourt)". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 2 (issue 685, July—section 'Notes and Queries'): 320–321.
4th series, vol 3 (1899)
- —— (1899). "The Serotine (Vespertilio serotinus) near Hastings". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 3 (issue 696, June—section 'Notes and Queries'): 266–267.
4th series, vol 4 (1900)
4th series, vol 5 (1901)
- —. 'Occurrence of the Willow-Tit in Sussex, issue 715 (January), 'p. 29/30 (section 'Notes and Queries')
- —. 'Breeding of the Blue-headed Wagtail in Sussex, issue 724 (October), 'p. 389 (section 'Notes and Queries')
- —. 'Occurrence of the Broadbilled Sandpiper in Sussex,' issue 724 (October), p. 390 (section 'Notes and Queries')
4th series, vol 6 (1902)
- —. 'Motacilla beema in Sussex,' in: issue 732 (June), p. 232 (section 'Notes and Queries')
About W.R. Butterfield
- T.S.D. (1935-06-15) — 'Mr. W.R. Butterfield,' in: Nature 135, p. 985
- Bate, David G. (ed.) (2014) — An annotated select bibliography of the Piltdown forgery. British Geological Survey Open Report. (p. 21)
- Nicholson, E.M.; Ferguson-Lees, I.J. (August 1962). "The Hastings Rarities". British Birds 55 (8): 299–384. (about his involment with the "Hastings Rarities")
- Nelder, J.A. (August 1962). "A Statistical Examination of The Hastings Rarities". British Birds 55 (8): 283–298. (id.)
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1927.
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