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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 Parrett’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 
* T owe the information concerning Mr, C. G. Barrett’s official career to 
the courtesy of the Editor of ‘‘ The Civilian.” 
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