in the National Museum of Scotland. Serle named two species, the white-throated mountain babbler (Kupeornis gilberti) and Mount Kupe bushshrike (Telophorus kupeensis). James Chapin named a subspecies of Xavier's greenbul, Phyllastrephus xavieri serlei, in his honour. Through his efforts, Serle greatly expanded the understanding of the birds of western Africa. Later in his life, he was unconvinced that ecological and ethological studies of birds were of great value. Writing in the Ibis after Serle's death, A. G. Marshall said that Serle was "a man somewhat out of his time, a Victorian naturalist and cleric," but that Serle's work was valuable because when he arrived in western Africa, extensive collecting and meticulous taxonomic work still "was vitally needed." References 1912 births 1992 deaths Scottish ornithologists Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland British Army personnel of World War II Alumni of the University of Edinburgh British taxonomists Scottish naturalists Scientists from Edinburgh 20th-century British zoologists 20th-century naturalists Medical doctors from Edinburgh Clergy from Edinburgh