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in character, but I trust members will read it notwithtsanding. The

Secretarial duties are not quite such a sinecure as at first supposed,

but I must pay a tribute of grateful recognition to Mr. Seth-Smith

and Mr. Pocock for the great trouble they took and the help they

afforded at the meeting in the absence of our regular Business

Secretary, Mr. Newman. L. Lovell-Keays,


Hon. Business Secretary.



OBITUARY.


It is with the greatest regret that we recoi'd the death of

Lt.-Col. Boyd R. Horsbrugh, A.S.C. A member of the Society

since January, 1898, he was always keenly interested in its welfare

and progress, from time to time contributing interesting articles to

the Magazine. All species of birds attracted him, and he had im¬

ported some very fine collections, notably from India, in which were

included many sunbirds, minivets, and other rarities, such as the

blue and white flycatcher, red-headed tit, and many that were seen

alive for the first time in England, and even in Europe. I had the

pleasure of accompanying him to Genoa to meet the ship, which put

into port for a few hours on her way to England, and of acting for

him as interpreter in the confusion and difficulties of obtaining from

the Italian officials the due permission to land and take by rail some

of the most precious amongst the birds, which Colonel HoRSBRUGH

took home.


Colonel Horsbrugh had, as soon as the war broke out, as

an officer of much experience, set to work to help his country and

the cause of the Allies, with that vigour and thoroughness which

charactized whatever he undertook, although illness retarded much

of the forcefulness of his aid, which his spirit would have other¬

wise carried through. He was in action at the battle of Loos, etc.

A thorough type of an outspoken Englishman with a most kindly

heart, he will be missed by the Avicultural Society as an old and

valued member and a very keen lover of birds. H. D. A.



