138 THE NAUTILUS. 



Society, an original member of the Malacological Society of 

 London and a member of the Conchological Society of Great 

 Britain and Ireland. 



He described in various publications about 720 new species 

 of recent shells. Amongst his most important works we might 

 mention: "Marine Shells of South Africa," 1897, with Ap- 

 pendix, 1897. " Illustrated Index of British Shells," 2nd Ed- 

 ition, 1887. "Thesaurus Conchyliorum," part of monograph 

 of Turbo and whole of part 44, supplement to Conus and Valuta. 



He leaves a widow, one son and two daughters. A most 

 genial and generous character endeared him to all his friends 

 and acquaintances. H. C. F. 



NOTES. 



THE HEAVENLY TWINS. Your correspondent in the NAUTI- 

 LUS for October 20 (p. 70), Mr. Darling K. Greger, has started a 

 nomenclatorial smoke screen which is provoking an unwonted 

 excitation of my risibles. One must not deal cacophonously 

 with so serious a matter as the substitution of new scientific 

 names for old ones, especially when a felony is contemplated. 

 So this case must go to the jury. It is stated in the note re- 

 ferred to and which I beg your permission to comment upon as 

 I am the discordant cause behind it, that in 1913 I introduced 

 the name Brasilica for a genus of Devonian brachiopods pecul- 

 iar, as far as now known, to Brazil, but that in so doing I com- 

 mitted trespass as the term Brasilica (according to your corre- 

 spondent) had been employed in 1898 by Dr. S. S. Buckman 

 for a genus of Ammonites, in view of which interference an 

 opening was presented for the creation of a new name into 

 which Mr. Greger forthwith intrudes a proposed substitute, 

 Chapadella. I was not aware of the magnitude of my offending 

 until I received from Dr. Buckman a note on the subject which 

 was intended for you, Mr. Editor, but which I have ventured 

 to withhold as it innocently perpetuates an error. I am confi- 

 dent Dr. Buckman will pardon me for using his authority to ex- 

 plain that he never made use of the name Brasilica. Being a 



