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A hen Robin is a more stocky bird than her mate, and consequently

has a less alert appearance ; her bill is noticeably shorter and her

crown broader ; the sienna-reddish all round the base of the bill, both

on forehead and chin, is dull and smoky, and the middle of the throat

is duller and more sandy-coloured than in the male. When one once

knows what to look for one can tell the sex of a Robin yards away at

a glance.


A. G. Butier.



OBITUARY


We desire to state that the Duchess of Bedford whose death was

reported in our May issue was not the Duchess who is our Vice-

President. The error, which we hasten to correct, was unfortunately

noted too late for press. We learn that very many others made the

same mistake, so that we erred in company.



DR. LOVELL-KEAYS


It is with deep regret that we record the death, on May 14, of our

esteemed colleague, Dr. Lovell-Iveays. Ilis serious illness, already noted

in the Magazine, manifested itself just as he had once more consented

to become Treasurer as well as Secretary of the Society, and few of

those who saw him at the Council Meeting in January would have

supposed that we should so soon have to mourn his loss.


Dr. Keays was a fine naturalist, with a special enthusiasm,

amounting to a veritable gift, for aviculture. He enriched the Magazine

before the War with many valuable papers, and his writings under the

name of “ Secretarius ” are masterpieces of applied knowledge. He was

a Waterton of ornithology, an able and reliable interpreter of the book

of Nature who did not hesitate to share his great knowledge with others,

but freely shared his experiences with all. Now that aviculture has

revived and the Magazine is definitely set once more on its former course,

his counsel and assistance will be sadly missed.



G. R.



