34 Occasional Notes. 



was employed by the Cape Government in the Forest 

 Department at Knysna, and in that capacity and that district 

 had ample opportunity for exercising his favourite pursuit. 

 Both the South African Museum in Cape Town and the 

 Transvaal Museum in Pretoria were able to acquire from him 

 large numbers of valuable specimens obtained chiefly in this 

 district, and it w^as here that he discovered a species new to 

 science, Laniarius maraisi (Marais' Bush-Shrike), described 

 by Mr. W. L. Sclater in the ' Ibis,' 1901, p. 183, and named 

 by him in honour of its discoverer. He was much interested 

 in and greatly in favour of the establishment of the Union, 

 to which he would undoubtedly have given much assistance. 

 He was constant in his endeavour to induce the Cape 

 Government to protect certain species of birds of service to 

 the farmer, and, by the aid of local councils and munici- 

 palities, succeeded in his efforts in some few districts. He 

 saw service during the war as a Lieutenant in Kitchener's 

 Horse, and on the Staff of the 6th Corps, 2nd Brigade, 

 Mounted Infantry. After leaving the Cape Service he had 

 planned, and was carrying out, an extended collecting-tour in 

 the north of Rhodesia, during which his death occurred from 

 blackwater fever at Sipolilos, a station about one hundred 

 miles north of Salisbury. His last collection, made on this 

 expedition and containing many rare specimens, has been 

 obtained by the Transvaal Museum. 



OCCASIONAL NOTES. 



(1) The Hon. Secretai-y has received extremely kind letters 

 from Dr. P. L. Sclater, Captain Shelley, Mr. K. Trimen, 

 and Professor A. Reichenow, in which they all express their 

 thanks to the Members of the Union for having done them 

 the honour of electing them as Honorary Members. 



(2) Captain Shelley, whose address is 39 Egerton Gar- 

 dens, London, S.W., kindly offers to compare with and 



