All Communications and Exchanges intended for the Club 

 should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Port-of- 

 Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. 



JOURNAL 



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Vol. ii. DECEMBER, 1895. No. 11. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



MANY of the Members of the Trinidad Field Naturalists' 

 Club will be pained to hear of the sudden death of Professor 

 Charles Valentine Riley, M.A., Ph. D., through a bicj^cle 

 accident in Washington on the 14th September last. Mr. Riley 

 harl just started for the city with his son when his machine ran 

 over a stone and he was thrown, violently striking his head 

 against the kerb. When picked up he was insensible and died 

 a few hours later. Mr. Riley was an Englishman born 

 at Chelsea on September 18th, 1813. He was educated in 

 England, France and Germany and at the age of 17 went to the 

 United States. Mr. Riley was a distinguished entomologist and 

 frequently identified insects for the members of the Trinidad 

 Field Naturalists' Club in which he was enrolled as an honorary 

 member. His advice was sought from all parts of the world on 

 questions of Economic Entomology and he always promptly 

 responded to every call made on his valuable time in this way. 

 Last year he made a tour through the West Indies but did not 

 come so far south as Trinidad, to the disappointment of many of 

 our members. He was not known personally to the Club but 

 several members were in constant correspondence with him. The 

 Committee feel that they are onl} r doing their duty in placing 

 on record the Club's regret at the sad accident and in tendering 

 to Professor Riley's family their sincere sympathy. 



