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Dr. Elliot was elected a Member of our Union in 1870, 

 and only resig^ned in 1906 when lie bad turned his whole 

 attention to Mammals. He wrote a paper for the first 

 volume of 'The Ibis/ and is certainly the last survivor 

 of those who did so ; he also contributed many other 

 papers to the pages of ' The Ibis ' and the ' Proceedings of 

 the Zoological Society ' while settled in England. He was a 

 Fellow of tbe Zoological Society of London and of tbe 

 Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was one of the founders 

 of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883 and its 

 President for two years (1890-91), and an active member 

 of its Council for twenty-eight years. 



Dr. Elliot was a man of striking personality as can be 

 seen by his portrait, reproduced in the American Museum 

 Journal. Many of our older members will remember his 

 snow-white hair and beard set off by his flashing black eyes. 

 Somewhat dignified and reserved in manner, conservative 

 though broad-minded, he was most constant and sym- 

 pathetic in his personal friendships, and his many writings, 

 dating from almost boyhood to the present day, will keep 

 him always in memory. 



Eric Frank Penn. 



We regret that we have not previously noticed the death 

 of Capt. B. F. Penn, 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards, who 

 fell in action near Vermelles, in northern France, on 

 October 18 last year. 



Born in London, April 17, 1878, the son of William and 

 Constance Penn, of St. Albans Court, Dover, he was 

 educated at Eton and Tritiity College, Cambridge; he 

 subsequently became a partner in Messrs. Carden & Co., 

 of Threadneedle St. During the South African war he 

 served with the 3rd Batt. Royal Scots and attained the 

 rank of Captain. He again joined the army at the com- 

 mencement of the present war, obtaining a commission in 

 the Grenadier Guards. 



Capt. Penn was a keen sportsman and a fine shot, and 



