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Obituary. 



Avliile he spent all his leisure time on the study of the birds 

 of the surrounding district. Entering into relations with 

 Dr. Cabanis, of Berlin, Euler contributed to the 'Journal 

 fiir Ornithologie "" a series of excellent field-notes on tlie 

 birds of Brazil and their nesting-habits and eggs, which were 

 commenced in 1867 (see J. f. O. 1867, p. 177). In 1877, 

 not being able to continue his work at Cantagallo, Euler 

 moved to Rio de Janeiro, and subsequently prepared the new 

 edition of his ornithological papers, w'hich was published by 

 Dr. V. Ihering (to whom we are niaiulv indebted for these 

 notes on Euler's life) in the fourth volume of the ' Revista 

 do Museu Paulista' (see 'Ibis/ 1901, p. 132). 



Of Euler's collections, some went to the Museum at 

 Berlin and others to the National Museum at Rio. Euler 

 was an excellent field-naturalist and observer, but had little 

 disposition for strictly scientific ornithology. 



Lt.-Col. the Rt. Hon. Ed\vaiid Henry Cooper, P.C, of 

 Markree Castle, Colloony, Sligo, and 42 Portman Square, 

 London, who died on February 26th last, became a Member 

 of the B.O.U. in 1880. He began experiments with a 

 view to introducing the Black Grouse on his Irish estates 

 more than thirty years ago, and at first obtained specimens 

 from Scotland. More recently he imported examples of 

 tlie same species from Norway. But although in both cases 

 the birds survived for a few years, they never bred, and 

 eventually died out, as Cajjt. Barrett-Hamilton has recorded 

 (see 'Irish Nat.' viii. pp. 41, 43). Col. Cooper was equally 

 unsuccessful with similar attempts to introduce into Ireland 

 Capercailzies, Reeves's Pheasants, Hawfinches, and pther 

 birds. 



John AVingfield, first Baron Malcolm of Poltalloch, 

 who died on the 6th of Mai'ch last, was born in 1833, 

 and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He was 

 Lieut.-Col. commanding the Argyll and Sutherland High- 

 landers Volunteer Battalion, and M.P. for Argyllshire from 

 1886-1892. Lord Malcolm was elected to the B.O.U. in 



