VOL. X.] NOTES. 193 



RICHARD JAMES BALSTON. 



We much regret to announce the death of Mr. R. J, Balston 

 of Bilsington Priory, Ashford, and Springfield, Maidstone, 

 Kent, on December 7th, 1906. Mr. Balston was seventy-eight 

 years of age and was head of the firm of Messrs. Balston, Ltd., 

 manufacturers of the celebrated " Whatman " papers. He 

 was an ardent yachtsman and was well known in the county 

 as a keen sportsman and for his assistance to agriculture, 

 Mr. Balston also took a great interest in ornithology; and had 

 been a member of the British Ornithologists' Union since 

 1889. He was one of the authors of Notes on the Birds of Kent 

 published in 1907, but we believe that his share in the writing 

 of this work was small. A few years ago Mr. Balston pre- 

 sented to the British Mxiseum a large and important collection 

 of Humming-birds, both sldns and mounted specimens, 

 which are now at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell 

 Road. 



THOI^IAS HUDSON NELSON. 



Ornithologists generally and especially those interested 

 in lYorkshire birds, will be grieved to hear of the death 

 of Mr. T. H. Nelson, well known as the author of The Birds 

 of Yorkshire, which occurred on November 5th at Harrogate. 

 We hope to publish in our next issue a notice of Mr. Nelson 

 with a portrait. 



