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in October 1889, and subsequently, in August 1895, he became 

 Collector of London South, where he remained until pensioned 

 in April 1899. Throughout this long and varied official life 

 his genial nature and kindliness of spirit endeared him to all 

 his colleagues.* 



The successive stages of such a career implied residence in 

 different parts of the kingdom, bringing opportunities of 

 studying the fauna and flora of varied districts, opportunities 

 most welcome to this ardent naturalist. 



In writing the following brief statement of Barrett's 

 distinguished entomological career, I desire to acknowledge 

 the assistance received from Commander Walker's sympa- 

 thetic account in the " Entomologist's Monthly Magazine." 

 The absorbing interest of Barrett's life became manifest in 

 his boyhood. The first published observations which can be 

 traced to his pen appeared in 1856, when he was twenty 

 ("Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer," vol. i, p. 165), and 

 from this time until the end of his life he was a constant 

 contributor to Entomological literature. His name appears 

 in the Index of the " Entomologist's Monthly Magazine," as 

 the author of no less than 330 separate communications. 

 When we remember that this periodical only came into 

 existence in 1864, we gain some idea of his energy and 

 industry. 



Our knowledge of the Lepidoptera in varied and widely 

 separated parts of the British Islands has been greatly 

 extended, as the late naturalist moved from one district to 

 another: — to Dublin in 1859, to Haslemere in 1862, to 

 Norwich in 1868, to Pembroke in 1875, to King's Lynn in 

 1886. 



Barrett's great work on " The Lepidoptera of the British 

 Islands" was begun in 1892, and all British naturalists will 

 deeply regret that the guiding hand is no longer here to 

 complete it. We shall miss his experience and control ex- 

 actly where it will be wanted most — in the Micro-Lepidoptera. 

 In fact many have regretted, as they saw the length to which 

 re-description and re-illustration of things pretty well known 



* I owe the information concerning Mr. C. G. Barrett's official career to 

 the courtesy of the Editor of "The Civilian." 



