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Viceroy Lord Northbrook, Colonel Biddulph retired from 

 the service in 1895. 



In addition to his natural history tastes, Biddulpli was 

 a keen numismatist and had got together a remarkable 

 series of ancient Indian weapons. He was also the author 

 of several works, the result of original research, including 

 ' The Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh/ ' The Nineteenth and 

 Their Times' an account of the four British Cavalry 

 Regiments which liave borne that number, and a mono- 

 graph on ' Stringer Lawrence ' known as the father of the 

 Indian Army. 



His valuable collection of Indian birds, numbering some 

 3500 skins including those from Gilgit and Turkestan, were 

 presented by him to the National Collection. 



William Willoughby Cole Verner. 



We regret to learn of the death of Colonel Willoughby 

 Verner, which took place at his residence El Aguila, 

 Algeciras, in southern Spain on 25 January last. He was 

 "well-known for his knowledge of Spanish ornithology, and 

 became a member of our Union in 1881. 



Born in 1852, he joined the Rifle Brigade in 1873 and 

 passed through the Staff College, taking the first place with 

 honours in 1881. He served in the Nile campaign of 1884-, 

 was present at Abu Klea, and subsequently at the fighting 

 on Gordon's steamers at Metemneh. He also saw active 

 service in South Africa in 1899-1900, when he was on the 

 staff", and was wounded at Graspan, after which lie retired 

 and devoted himself to literary and natural history pursuits, 

 spending much of his time in southern Spain. His book, 

 ' My life among the Wild Birds of Spain,' was pub- 

 lislied in 1909 and reviewed in 'The Ibis' of the same 

 year (p. 381) at considerable length. Though an excellent 

 sportsman and devoted to shooting and wild-fowling, his 

 bird-work was mostly perfcirrned with the telescope and 

 camera, and with a facile pencil he himself illustrated his 

 book with cliarming drawings. He had a consi{ieral)le 



