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was thus interested in birds. He joined the Union in 1898. 

 He was also a good cricketer, playing at Lords for the 

 Eton XI. in 1896 and 1897, and for the Cambridge XI. in 

 1899 and 1902. 



Charles Stonham. 



We regret to hear that Col. Charles Stonham, C.M.G., 

 died on January 31 last, at his residence 4 Harley St., from 

 the effects of a severe illness contracted while on service 

 with the forces in Egypt. 



Born in March 1858, he was the son of Mr. T. G. Stonham, 

 of Maidstone, and was educated at King's School, Canter- 

 bury, and at University College, Loudon, wliere he was 

 Aitchison Scholar and Gold Medallist in medicine, obstetric 

 medicine, and surgery. He was for many years connected 

 with the Westminster Hospital, where he became Senior 

 Surgeon in 1897. He was also at one time a member of 

 the Board of Examiners in Anatomy for the Royal College 

 of Piiysicians and the Royal College of Surgeons. 



During the South African war he was Chief Surgeon and 

 the Otficer Commanding the Imperial Yeomanry Field 

 Hospital, and for his services he was mentioned in dis- 

 patches, received a medal and four clasps, and was appointed 

 C.M.G. During the present war he went to Egypt as 

 Lt.-Col. in command of the London Mounted Brigade Field 

 Ambulance j he became Inspector of Hospitals there, but 

 his health failed and he had to return to Europe at the end 

 of last year. 



Stonham Avas much interested in Natural History and 

 especially in British Birds, of which he had a considerable 

 collection. He was the author of ' The Birds of the British 

 Islands,' published by Grant Richards in twenty parts between 

 1906 and 1911. This work is illustrated by 318 uncoloured 

 plates by Miss Lilian M. Medland and contains much useful 

 and valuable information, including an interesting biblio- 

 graphy of British Birds by Major Mullens. Stonham was 

 elected a Member of the Union in 1893, and contributed 

 a short paper to 'The Ibis' (1909, p. 619) on the curious 



