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ginning of the end, for he never recovered his health, and 

 died eventually at Umkomaas of tuberculosis. He worked 

 at the Museum almost to the last, and, besides, held 

 various other offices in an honorary capacity, being secre- 

 tary to the Frontier Trout Acclimatisation Society, and 

 local secretary to the Association for Advancement of 

 Science in connection with the Kingwilliamstown meet- 

 ing of that body. 



Frank Pym had many friends in all circles of society 

 for his unfailing courtesy and bright cheerful disposition 

 appealed to all who had the privilege to know him. He 

 was essentially a gentleman, and came of a good stock, 

 being directly descended from the historic John Pym of 

 Bedfordshire. 



J. H. 



Lieut. Claude O. Finch-Davies. 



Members of the Society will learn with deep regret of 

 the death, at Cape Town, on the 3rd August, 1920, 

 of Lieut. Claude G. Finch-Davies, of the 1st South 

 African Mounted Kiflemen. The late Mr. Finch-Davies, 

 as a sergeant in the Cape Mounted Riflemen (subsequent- 

 ly merged into the S.A.M.R.) was a member of the South 

 African Ornithological Union from 1907, to the Journal 

 of which several papers on the birds of Pondoland and 

 East Griqualand were contributed by him. While 

 stationed in East Griqualand, he became famous for his 

 ability as a bird artist, the beautiful illustrations in 

 Horsbrugh's "Game Birds of South Africa", being by his 

 hand. In 1914 he was given a commission in the S.A.M.R., 

 with that body taking part in the military operations 

 against the Germans in South West Africa and subse- 

 quently in quelling the Ovambo rising. These operations 

 carried him into new fields, of which he took full advan- 

 tage, several important papers on the birds of this area 

 soon after appearing from his pen. Latterly he devoted 

 much time to a study of the birds of prey, which had 



