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man, have been brought to light, his last discovery being that of 

 the dentigerous bird's head Odontopteryx toliopicvs, Owen, a 

 notice of which at the time of its discovery appeared in our 

 columns. It was not only in palaeontology that Mr. Bryce Wright 

 made important discoveries, for in Mineralogy his discoveries 

 were more numerous if not more important. In the Lake dis- 

 trict alone he brought to light more than a dozen new minerals, 

 the most important of wliich were Brochantite (a hydrous oxide 

 of copper with sulphuric acid), LeadhUlite (sulphato-tricarbonate 

 of lead), Lanarkife, Caledonite, &c. In other localities (particu- 

 larly Derbyshire) he was equally succes>fiil, and was the first 

 discoverer in England of the minerals Phosgenite (murio-carbon- 

 nate of lead), and Matlockite (an oxy-chloride of lead), as well 

 as many others too numerous to mention. He seemed to possess 

 a peculiar instinctive capacity for the detection of any new speci- 

 mens of natural history, for not a single subject did he take in 

 hand but he left the mark of his originality upon it. In the 

 conchological world he was equally t-uccessful, and discovered 

 many new specimens, which have been of the greatest importance 

 to malacological science. The Volute Ruckeri from Australia, the 

 Bulimus (^pseudachatina) Wrightii from Old Calabar, Spondy- 

 lus Wrightianns from NichoUs Bay, as well as many other 

 shells from all parts of the world, owe their discovery to his 

 keen power of detection. He was a native of Hesket-new-Mar- 

 ket, and by his rambles among the Cumberland mount.. ins gained 

 experience through Nature itself, which assisted him greatly in 

 the discovery of so many spt ciniens of natural history. He was 

 a member of many learned bodies, and was elected a Commis- 

 sioner i'or the Exhibition of 1862. His decease, so universally 

 regretted, will be felt in Hasket-new-Market and Caldbeck, hav- 

 ing been a supporter of all schools and schemes for the advance- 

 ment of knowledge in those districts." 



Mr. Wright was a corresponding Member of the Natural 

 History Society of Montreal, and presented m my fine specimens 

 of minerals, i'ossils, shells, &c., to its Museum. Of late years he 

 devoted much time to the study of archaeology (especially in its 

 connection with geology), and his practical acquaintance with 

 the former science was by no means inconsiderable. 



* From the Carlisle Patriot, Cumberland, England. 

 Published April 7th, 1875. 



