1850.] Linnean Society. 87 



during his tour in North America, commencing October 1837 and 

 ending October 1838. 



In the ' Entomologist ' : — 



" Characters of three new genera of Notodontidee," p. 55 ; pub- 

 lished February 1841. 



" Remaiks on some new North American Lepidoptera," p. 95 ; 

 published April 1841. 



'* Sympetrum rubicundum," p. 159 ; pubhshed August 1841. 



" Description of a new North American Polyommatus," p. 209 ; 

 published November 1841. 



" Description of a new Lepidopterous Insect," p. 297 ; published 

 May 1842. 



In the ' Zoologist ' : — 



" Notes on the occurrence of Alligators in East Florida," p. 41 ; 

 published in January 1843. 



" Notes on Lepidopterous Insects," i. 109, 197; May and July 

 1843. 



" Capture oi Stauropus Fagi," p. 199; July 1843. 



" Note on the capture of Claviger foveolatus," p. 200 ; July 

 1843. 



In the ' Phytologist ' : — 



" Note on the occurrence of Lilium Martagon in Essex," i. 62. 

 In this paper the author advocates the naturalness of the habitat he 

 records for this plant, arguing that there is no ground for supposing 

 the plant a garden escape. * 



Charles Lyell, Esq., of Kinnordy, in the county of Forfar, and a 

 Vice-Lieutenant of the County, was the only son of a father of the 

 same names, and was bom on the 7th. of March 1767. He was 

 educated first at St. Andrew's and afterwards at Cambridge ; and 

 after passing many years in England, he retired in 1826 to his pa- 

 ternal estate, where he continued to reside until his death, which 

 took place on the 8th of November in the last year. During his 

 residence in England Mr. Lyell attached himself to the study of 

 Botany, and more especially of British plants ; and the dedication to 

 his name of a genus of Mosses, by our President, and in our" ' Trans- 

 actions,' is the best evidence of the estimation in which his botanical 

 acquirements were held. He also cultivated an intimate acquaint- 

 ance with the mediaeval literature of Italy, and in particular with 

 that of Dante and his contemporaries, and published several editions 

 of the Lyrical Poems of that author, with English translations, and 

 an Essay on his Anti-Papal Spirit, which has been translated into 

 Italian by Polidori. Mr. Lyell has left behind him an extensive 



