Obituary.


OBITUARY.



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CAPT. THE HONBLE. GERALD LEGGE.


We deeply regret the death of Capt. the Hon. Gerald Legge

who fell, on the 9th of September, in action at Suvla Bay. He was

one of the very best of field naturalists, a specialist on wildfowl,

and had a complete knowledge of ducks.


A correspondent in “The Field’’ writes:—“In disposition

“ Gerald Legge was one of those simple and modest natures that

“ appeal to men. The immensity of nature in his eyes was some-

“ thing to be reverenced. The rising sun, the beauty of a bird’s

“ wing or a lovely flower were things before which he stood hat in

“hand. . . . Such a man was at once ready to defend his


“ country. He was last seen lying mortally wounded on the ground,

and cheering on the men of whom he was so proud. That was

“ Gerald Legge.”


CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.


A LONG-LIVED TANAGER.


Dr. BUTLER writes :—My second scarlet tanager (the last of my tana-

gers) died on the 4th of October ; it was getting very old and its appetite was not

so good as formerly, but it would have still been alive no doubt, only my man,

after cleaning out its cage yesterday omitted to give it back its food, and for a

delicate bird to be starved for twelve hours is decidedly risky. I have had this

bird for 1S£ years, which (I think) is a record.


HUMMING BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY,


Aviculturists will always be grateful to Mr. Albert and Mr. Hugo Pam

who were the first to attempt in latter years the keeping of humming birds,

and to Mr. A. Ezra who was the first aviculturist in Europe to be really

successful ; followed by our French member in Paris. What Mr. Ezra doesn’t

know, is not worth knowing about these birds ; and with the first two hum.

ming birds that he had, he brought them round from a dying condition into

perfect vigour, health, and plumage.


THE SWALLOW FRUIT-EATER ( Procnias viridis).


SIR,—I was much interested in the notes of Ecuador birds last month,

and noticed that among them there are examples of Procnias tersa or viridis.


This is not the first time we have received the bird, because several came

a few years back.


Mr. Maxwell had one which I identified for him on arrival, and I had it



