96 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Islands” (S. S. 3357 and S. 8. 3421): and the third, which 
exceeds both the others in permanent value and in richness of 
illustration (being accompanied by excellent figures of no less 
than forty-two skulls) is published as a separate volume 
intituled “ Hand-list of the Edentate, Thickskinned, and 
Ruminant Mammals in the British Museum”: it is dated 
1873. These, the latest of Dr. Gray’s labours—and it may 
truly be said of them Finis coronat opus—are wonderful 
examples of vigour of mind and energy of purpose, enduring 
to the very close of life. 
In his domestic relations Dr, Gray was peculiarly happy: 
in 1826 he married Emma Maria Gray, the widow of 
a cousin, and a lady equally remarkable for her amiable 
disposition, her numerous accomplishments, and for the 
cordial and indefatigable assistance she rendered to her 
husband in his scientific pursuits. As an artist her faithful 
delineation of molluscous animals for the use of students, is 
above all praise. Few naturalists had previously ventured 
beyond the shell, and I am old enough to recollect the time 
when to prefer the anatomical details of the somewhat 
uninviting animal to its elegantly formed and often brilliantly 
coloured dwelling, would have been considered an indication 
of the worst possible taste. Mrs. Gray thought otherwise, 
and her judgment has been accepted by all who have followed 
her in the study of these little-known objects. Her admirable 
drawings were of infinite assistance to her husband, 
The mortal remains of the naturalist were interred at Lewis- 
ham old church on Saturday the 13th of March. The funeral 
rites were performed in the simplest and most unostentatious 
manner. ~A plain hearse conveyed the coffin, and was 
followed by two private carriages containing the mourners, 
who were few in number, and confined to the immediate 
relatives of the deceased and one or two of his most intimate 
friends. By Dr. Gray’s emphatic and repeated request no 
mourning coaches were employed. Dr. Giinther, Mr. 
Frederick Smith, Mr. Busk, together with Dr. Gray’s two old 
Museum attendants, Mr. Gerrard and Mr. J. Saunders, stood 
round the grave, and thus paid the last tribute of respect to 
one of the greatest zoologists that this country has ever 
produced.—ELdward Newman. 
