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Mr. Baily's published works and papers, which are upwards of 

 forty in number, are all on palajontological and kindred subjects. 

 Ilis most ini])ortant work was the ' Figures of Cliaracteristic 

 Hritisli Fossils ' with descriptive remarks, of whicli, however, only 

 the Palffiiozoic portion was published, as the undertaking unfor- 

 tunately did not prove a financial success. In these works, 

 and in his numerous carefully executed plates and figures Mr. 

 Baily has left behind him a lasting record, not only of his ability 

 and artistic power, but also of his extensive range of palieon- 

 tological knowledge. 



He was elected a Fellow of this Society March 19, 1863, and 

 died at Eathmines, near Dublin, on August 6, 1888, at the age 

 of sixty-nine. 



Dr. Hunter Jackson Barron was born in 1857. He was educated 

 for the medical profession and studied at Edinburgh, where he took 

 Sir Wyville Thomson's special silver medal for practical zoology 

 in 1879. His taste for natural history was deeply rooted, and he 

 continued throughout life an ardent student worthy of that school 

 which has produced so many able naturalists. He devoted his 

 attention especially to the British Mollusca, of which he formed 

 an extensive and carefully arranged collection. This collection 

 he bequeathed to the Council of this Society as Trustees to be 

 placed in some institution where it might be utilized and pre- 

 served intact, and it is now in the possession of the Mason 

 Science College at Birmingham. 



Outside the duties of his profession and his scientific pursuits. 

 Dr. Hunter Barron took great interest in, and did much to 

 popularize, the art of swimming, being well known as an expert 

 amateur swimmer. He died at the early age of thirty-one, on 

 ihe 9th February, 1888, at his residence, The Hawthorns, Finchley, 

 after a long illness borne with great fortitude. 



He was elected a Fellow of this Society in 1887. 



TnoMAS Henry Potts, the well-known New-Zealand ornith- 

 ologist, died during the past year. Mr. Potts's name has been 

 connected with the natural history of New Zealand for a number 

 of years, and his observations on the nesting and life-history of 

 the birds of his native country are among the most interesting 

 contributions to the Transactions of the New-Zealand Institute. 

 He was elected a Fellow of this Society, January 18, 1872. 



Heinrick Gustav Eeiciienback was the son of the Dresden 

 Professor of Botany, Hcinrich Gfottlieb Eeichenbach, and was 

 born at Leipzig 3rd .January, 1823. His early training under his 

 father familiarized him with botanical topics, and when he was 

 about eighteen years of age he turned his special attention to 



