So ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



powers of observation and of discrimination, great physical 

 power and endurance, strong love of all branches of Natural 

 History in the wide sense, strong desire to impart to others 

 the pleasure that he himself experienced from such pursuits, 

 unwearied industry in these pursuits, clear views as to the 

 best methods to be followed in securing public support 

 towards the provision of whatever would extend a truer 

 appreciation of scientific studies in the general community, 

 and perseverance in employing the means within his reach. 

 To his thorough integrity and unselfish devotion to the ad- 

 vancement of the public interest in these lines must be 

 attributed the success that attended his efforts. 



As a naturalist his point of view was more that of the 

 past generation, with its wide range of interests, than of the 

 specialists of the present day. He found a far greater 

 pleasure in becoming familiar with plants and animals in 

 their natural environments, and in the study of the interac- 

 tions between them and their surroundings, than in their 



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dissection in the laboratory ; but he fully recognised the 

 value of the labours of the anatomists and physiologists, 

 and he shows in several of his writings that he had devoted 

 careful study to structural details and appreciated clearly 

 their importance in classification. 



By all students of the Natural History of Scotland his 

 memory will be cherished as that of a true-hearted and 

 earnest naturalist, than whom few have done more for the 

 advancement of their favourite pursuits in Scotland ; while 

 those who had the privilege of his personal friendship will 

 in addition cherish the memory of an honourable and much 

 esteemed friend. 



He joined the Entomological Society of London in I 868, 

 and the Linnean Society in 1873 ; and he was a member of 

 several other scientific societies both in the British Islands 

 and abroad. 



LIST OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY DR. FRANCIS BUCHANAN WHITE. 



In the following list the papers have been arranged as far as prac- 

 ticable under the several subjects, though it has not been possible 

 to adhere absolutely to this arrangement in regard to all of them. 

 Those of a more general nature have been placed first ; then those 



