500 EMBERIZID^E. 



ness of my friend Mr. Broderip, I was allowed to avail 

 myself of in the History of British Fishes, included refer- 

 ences to seventy-four species. 



Colonel Montagu supplied several new Crustacea to his 

 friend Dr. Leach, while the latter was engaged on the 

 Malacostraca PodoptJialmata Britannia, who, under the 

 article on Processa canaliculate, tab. xli., thus notices what 

 had then very recently occurred: "Since writing the 

 above, I have received intelligence of the death of this most 

 zealous Zoologist, in whom science has lost an able sup- 

 porter, the world an accomplished gentleman, and his 

 friends a most valuable companion and correspondent. His 

 published works, and numerous papers, leave proofs of his 

 industry and research that will cause his name ever to 

 be remembered and respected by British Zoologists. We 

 still hope to see his observations on the British Mollusca 

 and Vermes, which have long been prepared for publica- 

 tion." 



His death was thus noticed in the Second Part of the 

 eighty-fifth volume of the Gentleman's Magazine, p. 281. 



"Died on the 28th of August 1815, at Knowle House, 

 Devon, in his 64th year, George Montagu, Esq., many 

 years a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Wilts Militia. He pos- 

 sessed talents of the highest order ; and as a writer of Na- 

 tural History, his name will descend to posterity with praise 

 and admiration. He had chosen a retirement in the fine 

 county of Devon, singularly beautiful, for the prosecution 

 of his inquiries into the works of Nature ; and some very 

 rare MSS. were in preparation for the press at the time of 

 his death. Colonel Montagu was of very ancient and 

 honourable descent, being, on the paternal side, from the 

 family of Montagu, of Lackham House, Wilts, closely al- 

 lied to the noble houses of Manchester and Sandwich ; and, 



