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under the various species. Moore was a C.M.Z.S., and late in 

 his life was elected A.L.S. He died 31st October, 1892. 



MEREDITH.— 1847-1910. 



Rev. John Blunt Meredith, son of Rev. Edward Meredith, 

 Rector of Longden-on-Tern, was born at that place 19th January, 

 1847. He was educated at Newport Grammar School and St. 

 John's College, Oxford, ordained deacon, 1871, and priest, 

 1872. After holding two curacies he was appointed to the 

 living of Kinnerley, which he occupied up to the time of his 

 death, 20th July, 1910. His kindly disposition, and the keen 

 interest he took in the affairs of his parishioners, as well as his 

 eloquence as a preacher, endeared him to all his neighbours. 

 He was an excellent musician and composed many hymn- 

 tunes and chants. Throughout his life he was an enthusiastic 

 naturalist, especially devoting himself to ornithology, whilst 

 he was also very fond of fishing. He frequently corresponded 

 with me in regard to the vertebrates of Shropshire and North 

 Wales — Kinnerley is close to the Welsh Border — and many of 

 his records will be found in the " Faunas " of both districts. 



FEILDEN.— 1847-1910. 



Frank T. Feilden was the fourth son of Rev. H. J. Feilden, 

 rector of Langley, Derbyshire, where he was born. He and his 

 brothers were all fond of natural history, especially ornithology, 

 and Frank took lessons in taxidermy from Cooke of Derby. 

 He was educated at Radley. Frank and his brother, the late 

 Colonel Robert Feilden, started farming at Coxbench, near 

 Derby, and after their father's death they settled down together 

 at Borth about 1890, devoting their time chieflj'- to hunting, 

 fishing, and shooting. Frank made a special study of the birds 

 of the Dovey Estuary, many of the species he obtained and 

 preserved being of some rarity. He was a fair artist and a 

 good mechanic, making and painting the cases in which he 

 mounted his birds. The Fauna of North Wales contains 

 many of his records, amongst which may be mentioned local 

 examples of the Kite, Black-throated Diver, and many of the 

 rarer species of waders and sea-fowl. He built himself a punt 

 in which he often used to go out shooting on the estuary. On 

 the 1st March, 1910, a very rough day, he went out thus, but 

 never returned. The punt was washed up at Aberdovey and 

 his body was found in the estuary. He had lately been subject 

 to attacks of giddiness, and it is supposed that he was upset 

 by the waves, and the coldness of the water brought on an 

 attack, for it was not deep where he was found, and he was 



