Howard Saunders was a British businessman, who later in life became a noted ornithologist, specialising in gulls and terns.
Saunders was born in London onSeptember 1835. He received his early education at Leatherhead and Rottingdean. He entered business as a merchant banker, which allowed him to travel widely. From 1855 to 1862 he travelled in Brazil and Chile.
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