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death some 230 species were represented, most of tliem by 

 two or more specimens, and in several cases the only records 

 for the island. In 1910 Mr. Baxcndale was promoted to 

 Famagnsta, a more congenial spot and also interesting from 

 an ornithological standpoint. With the ontbreak of war in 

 1914 the work increased and grew more complicated. Each 

 Commissioner became Provost Marshal in his own district. 

 A large Turkish prisoners' camp was formed near Eama- 

 gusta and a garrison installed. All leave became impossible, 

 and as the heat of the plains during summer proved very 

 trying, it soon became evident, in spite of a short rest under 

 doctor's orders, that Mr. Baxendale's health was failing. 

 He was transferred to Larnaca in 1918, and woiild have 

 retired in August of the present year, but a severe attack of 

 pneumonia on 6 February intervened, and on 19 February, 

 1919, he passed peacefully away. 



He was twice married, first to Mara Adelaide, daughter 

 of William Hannings of Fiji, and leaves two daughters b}' 

 tiiat marriage: secondly to Edith Mary, daughter of Arthur 

 Fremlin of Teston, Kent, and leaves two daughters and a son 

 by the second marriage. 



During the last nine years of his stay in Cy[)rus, 

 Mr. Baxcndale devoted a good deal of attention to the 

 breeding-habits and eggs of Cyprus birds. Amongst other 

 acquisitions he was able to secure well authenticated nests 

 of the l*alestine Warbler {Si/lvin mehmoliiorax), of which 

 hitherto only three clutches had been found, and was 

 also enabled to prove satisfactorily, for the first time, the 

 fact that several other species bred on the island, such as 

 Passer hispaniolensis, Emberiza Itortnlana., Hoplopterus spi- 

 nusus, and Podiceps ui(jricolUs. Practically all his egg 

 collection was most generously given by Mr. Baxcndale 

 to the wiiter, but the skin collection still remains in 

 Mrs. Baxendale's hands, and it is hoped that it may find 

 a worthy home in some National Institution. 



All who came into contact with the big, good-hearted man 

 will retain pleasant memories of a most kindly, companion- 

 able nature, with a real love for nature and a keen desiie to 



