374 FRANCIS TEEVELTAN BUCKLAND. 



"The Log-Book of a Fisherman and Zoologist" 

 was published in 1875, and a new edition of 

 " White's Natural History of Selborne," to which 

 Buckland added many original observations. Most 

 of his writing was done on the cars, on his way to 

 different places to give lectures or attend to offi- 

 cial business. 



In 1878, he was appointed one of the commis- 

 sioners to inquire into the sea fisheries of England 

 and Wales, which furnish so much food for the 

 people. Over a hundred million soles are sold 

 yearly in London alone, besides fifty million plaice 

 and whiting, and ten million eels. Mr. Buckland's 

 correspondence with many countries had become 

 extensive. He had been elected a member of vari- 

 ous societies, and had received many gold medals, 

 for his wide scientific knowledge and its practical 

 application. 



In December, 1879, he writes, " This Christmas 

 week, I regret to say, I shall not have the oppor- 

 tunity of spending my time up to my neck in 

 water, collecting salmon eggs for Australia or New 

 Zealand, from one or other of our northern rivers, 

 or in one of the southern rivers, getting trout eggs 

 for the Thames. I must say I very much enjoy 

 collecting salmon and trout eggs ; it is very cold, 

 and, at the same time, very hard work, but I very 

 much prefer it to indoors and the fireside." 



The exposure of this kind of work is seen by his 

 description of it. " Here is a list of my ' Spawn- 

 ing kit. 7 First, the waterproof dress ; this very 



