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with the more centrally situated fellow-members of that com- 

 mittee 



Because of his extensive ornithological knowledge in both 

 northern and southern hemispheres, Col. Legge will be much 

 missed at the deliberations of the R.A.O.U. " Check-list " com- 

 mittee, of which he was an original member. His ripe judgment 

 was exceedingly useful to the committee of the present official 

 " Check-list." When debating points or examining specimens 

 younger members in experience often came to a quicker decision, 

 but it was characteristic of the Colonel that in the execution of 

 any duty he was conscientious to a degree, and never gave 

 a decision without due consideration of every side of the 

 question. 



Colonel Legge and the late Dr. Bowdler Sharpe were firm 

 friends, and the former frequently, when in England, visited John 

 Gould, the " Father of Australian Ornithology." Possibly the 

 passing of the Colonel has severed the last living link between 

 members of the R.A.O.U. and the great " Pictorial Ornithologist," 

 who, by common consent, has benefited Australian ornithology 

 more than any other author, past or present. 



Colonel Legge was a Colonial Member of the British Orni- 

 thologists' X'nion and a Honorary Fellow of the American Orni- 

 thologists' Union. 



Even to those who knew him best there was an amount of 

 modest or natural reserve about the personality of our deceased 

 member. His Christian-like courtesy was perfect, as was his 

 gentlemanly demeanour at all times and in all places. 



Two sons (Mr. Vincent Legge, Victoria, and Mr. Robert Legge, 

 Tasmania) and his widow (by second marriage) survive him, to 

 whom all members of the R.A.O.U. respectfully extend their 

 most sincere sympathy. 



A Tasmanian Tribute. 



The death of Colonel Legge will make a gap hard to fill in the 

 ranks of Tasmanian ornithologists. For many years he has 

 always contributed the ornithological notes to any special hand- 

 book or special meetings of scientific men concerning the natural 

 history of our island. He was a frequent contributor to the 

 papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, and 

 his papers (numbering seventeen) are mainly concerned with 

 ornithology. 



It may not be generally known that the splendid collection of 

 skins that Col. Legge made in Ceylon while engaged on his 

 classic history of the birds of that island are in the Hobart Museum. 

 Strange to say, it was only a few days before news was received 

 of his death that I had the privilege of re-arranging the whole 

 of this splendid collection. This was presented to the Museum 

 in 1902. — Clive E. Lord. 



