Yarrell, WILLIAM

Yarrell, WILLIAM, naturalist, born at Westminster in June 1784, was originally a newspaper agent, but, a keen sportsman, soon devoted himself to zoological work, contributing largely to the Transactions of the Linnean and other societies. He died 1st September 1856. His chief works are The History of British Fishes (2 vols. 1835-36; 3d ed. 1859) and The History of British Birds (3 vols. 1839-43; 4th ed. 1881-85).