VOL. VI.] OBITUARY. 285 



THE LATE A. W. JOHNSON. 



We regret to announce the unexpected death of Mr. A. W. 

 Jolinson, who died after a very brief illness at Bucklebury, 

 Berkshire, on December 18th, 1912. He was born in 1850 at 

 Newcastle-upon-T^Tie, and inherited his love of Ornitholog}^ 

 from his father, who was a keen student of birds and a skilful 

 taxidermist. Mr. Jolinson's earlier years were spent in 

 the North of England, on the borders of Northumberland 

 and Durham, and here he studied birds and collected eggs 

 up to the year 1892. In 1869 he visited the Orloiey and 

 Shetland Isles and a iew years later explored Denmark and 

 the North Frisian Islands, besides pa^dng several visits to 

 Ireland. Although he rarely published any of his notes, he 

 frequently commvmicated interesting information to his 

 friends, and corresponded regularly with the late Professor 

 Newton, Mr, R. J. Ussher, the late Henry Seebohm, and Mr. 

 H. E. Dresser, who incorporated many of his obsei'vations 

 in their well-laioMii works. In 1892 Mr. Jolinson retired 

 from business and went to Ujaper Lake, California. Here 

 he remained for Welve years, and continued to collect. 

 In 1904 he returned to England for the purjDose of educating 

 his children. It was always a pleasure to him to show his 

 large collection of over 16,000 eggs to an appreciative visitor, 

 and his kindly disposition and generous hospitality will long 

 be remembered by his many friends. F C. R. Jourdain. 



