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to the rank of Paymaster, but unfort\inately liis health failed, and he was 

 invalided in 1905. From his youth he had a liking for Natural History, and 

 his early predilection was for the Lepidoptera. Service duties took him roixnd 

 the world, and he made use of the opportitnities afforded, and collected various 

 orders of insects, and in this way eventually gi-avitated almost solely to the 

 Coleoptera, as has been the case with so many other entomologists who have 

 finally selected that order as their special study. The Hemiptera were his 

 second favourites. On leaving the Naval Hospital, convalescent but serioixsly 

 shattered in health, he was fortunate in possessing the constant attention and 

 untiring devotion of his mother. Together they spent their lives in various 

 places in Devon, remaining in a district for a few weeks or months, and then 

 removing elsewhere, as circumstances or desire dictated — good localities from 

 the entomological point of view, being always an essential consideration. In 

 the course of a year or so this nomadic life (coupled with the mental occupation 

 and ovitdoor exercise, which his love of entomology impelled) effected a marked 

 improvement in his health. Moreover, he eventually gained an extensive 

 knowledge of the Devonshire Coleopterous Fauna, which there is little doubt 

 would have resulted in the appearance of a new county list, as he had already 

 drafted a skeleton plan with that object in view. He had much leisiu'e at his 

 disposal, and he devoted it to entomology, with most excellcTit resvxlts, as is 

 testified by his niunerous records of rare and local captures, and of new 

 species in this Magazine. The moat interesting examples in his foreign 

 collections comprised in the Dipt era, Lepidoptera, and Neuroptera, as well 

 as of some of the Coleoptera, he presented to the British Mviseiun. Quite 

 recently he acquired the residue of the collections of Coleoptera made by the 

 late T. Y. Wollaston in the Atlantic Islands, comprising a vast number of 

 specimens which had long been neglected, but he applied himself to their 

 restoration with most gratifying resvilts. The setting of the specimens in his 

 own collection of British beetles is a model of neatness. He spared himself no 

 pains in this respect, and no untidy example was allowed to pass miister. His 

 death is a great loss to a large circle of correspondents, and there is little doubt 

 but that, if his life had been prolonged, he would have done a great deal of 

 valuable entomological work. He was of a courteoiis, gentle nature, and as a 

 Coleopterist was generous to excess with his specimens. He was unmarried, 

 but leaves a devoted mother to mourn his loss. — J. H. K. 



Lord Avebury, F.R.S. — The Et. Hon. Sir John Lubbock, first Baron 

 Avebury, died at the ripe age of 79 years on May 28th, at Kingsgate Castle, 

 near Eamsgate. In view of the nvimerous detailed and appreciative notices of 

 this many-sided and accomplished man of science and affairs that have appeared 

 since his decease, it is needful only in this place to refer to his life-long con- 

 nection with our own branch of natural knowledge. As long ago as 1850 he 

 was elected a Member of the Entomological Society of London, and at his death 

 was by several years its senior Fellow. During his long association with the 

 Society, besides frequently serving on its Council, and contributing many 

 valuable papers to its publications, he twice occupied the Presidential Chair — 

 the first time in 1866-7, when only 32 years of age, and again in 1879-80. Of 



