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Professor Packard was one of llio founders of tlie " American Naturalist," and 

 edited this important journal for twenty years. lie was a most voluminous con- 

 tributor to Zoological literature, and more particularly to the literature of Ento- 

 mology. The bibliography of his writings upon our science includes many hundreds 

 of titles. From 1868 until 1872 he published a record of American Entomology. 

 His "Text-book of Zoology" has been widely used as a manual of instruction in 

 American Colleges and Universities. In 1869 he published the well known work 

 " A Guide to the Study of Insects," which ranks as a classic upon tiie subject, and 

 has passed through many editions. In 1870 he gave to the world in large quarto 

 as one of the volumes of Hayden's Survey issued by the United States Government, 

 his great work, " A Monograph of the Geometrid Moths or PhalxnidcB of the 

 United States," illustrated by thirteen plates. In 1895 appeared his " Monograph 

 of the Bombycine Moths of America north of Mexico ; Part I, Nolodontidse," 

 illustrated by forty-nine carefully prepared plates, and numerous maps. In 1898 

 he published his " Text Book of Entomology," a work dealing with the subject 

 from the standpoint of the anatomist and morphologist. It reveals as no other of 

 his writings do, his vast capacity for original and minute investigation, and his mar- 

 vellous industry. One of his most recent publications is entitled " Lamarck, 

 the Founder of Evolution : his Life and Work." 



Professor Packard was a man of most lovable character. The atmosphere of 

 controversy was not congenial to him, and he " studied peace and pursued it " in 

 his relations with his scientific brethren. lie was always ready to aid those who 

 required assistance in their labours, and young men beginning a scientific career 

 always found in him a sympathetic adviser and friend. 



Among American Naturalists he held a very high place ; very few were 

 accounted his superiors in general knowledge of Zoology, and none in knowledge 

 of the anatomy of the Invertebrates. 



By his death science, not only in America, but throughout the world, has sus- 

 tained a great loss. His place will not soon be filled, for it may truthfully be said 

 that very few men have ever possessed so wide and, at the same time, so accurate a 

 knowledge of all the manifold complexities of the anatomy at once of vertebrates 

 and invertebrates as was possessed by Packard. 



[We are very much indebted to Dr. W. J. Holland, LL.D., P.E.S., for this 

 tribute to the memory of our distinguished American fellow-worker. — Eds.] 



BlEMiNGHAM ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY : February '20th, 1905. — Mr. G. T. 

 Bethttne-Bakeb, President, in the Chair. 



Annual Meeting. ' 



The various Annual Reports were received and the Ofiicers of Council elected 

 for the ensuing year. 



Mr. W. D. Collinge, The University, was elected a Member. 



A resolution was carried to invite the following gentlemen to become Honorary 

 Members of the Society : Mr. II. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, F.Z.S., Rev. F. D. 

 Morice, M.A., F.E.S., Mr. E. Saunders, F.R.S., and Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. 



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