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OBITUAKY. 



DURING the year l<S'is the Tring Mnsenm and Novitates Zoologicak, as well 

 as the rest of the scientific world, have sustained very heavy losses. 



In June Mr. Alfred H. Evehett died from fever, combined with dropsy, 

 contracted during his last voyages. His later expeditions were pursued by 

 ill-lnck. His accident on Mindoro has been mentioned in this journal, Vol. II. 

 pp. 114, 480. On the following expeditious he was forestalled on Sumba, .Sambawa, 

 and Lombok Ijy Mr. Doherty, and the lawless character of the natives, together 

 with an unfortunate misunderstanding, prevented his reaching the desired Jiigh 

 altitudes in Flores and Timor. Nevertheless he accomplished wonderful things, 

 undaunted l»y severe illness from fever and intlammation of the veins of his 

 half-cripjiled leg. Volumes II. — V. of this periodical contain accounts of 

 Mr. Everett's ornithological discoveries on Mindoro, Luzon, Lombok, Suraba, Savn, 

 Flores, Timor, Lomblen, Pantar, Alor, and South Celebes. 



Alfred Hart Everett was born in 1848, on Norfolk Island, where his father 

 held the post of m<'dical officer: but in 18.)3 his family settled in England, where 

 he was educated. He began to show a strong taste for natural history at an early 

 age, and it was not long before he conceived the idea of becoming an exph)rer. 

 With this in view he entered the service of the Rajah Brooke of Sarawak. His 

 work on l?oriieo in nearly all branches of zoology is too well known to 

 rc(|uiri- description. From there he made his successful expecUtions to the 

 Philippines, and to Palawan and Balabac, collecting chiefly birds for the late 

 Mari|uis of Tweeddale. Being aware of Mr. Everett's abilities as a collector, 

 the Editors of Novitates Zoologicae felt great satisfaction when, during his stay 

 in England in 1894, he oifered his services to Mr. Rotlischild, and they heartily regret 

 that they are now terminated by his death. Besides collecting birds and insects 

 for the Tring Mnsenm, he did much in otlier branches of natural history during 

 liis last voyages. 



There never was a more ardent zoologist than Everett, and when on the 

 sick-bed a few days before his death he talked of nothing but liirds and mammals, 

 and of zoogeographical problems and future trips to unexplored islands as soon 

 as he should be strong again. He was a man of (piict manners and of remarkable 

 straightforwardness, and jiersonally as well as a correspondent and man of business 

 there could not have been a more agreeable nnm tn work with. 



The same month bereaved the scientific world of Mr. Osukut Salvin, F.R.S. 

 This is not the ]ilace to write of his fame as an (irnithologist and entomologist, 

 and of his admirable character, nor should we be able to do him full justice, but it 

 must be said that he was a true friend to the Editors of this journal, to whom thev 



