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his life to scientific explorations in Australia and the 

 Pacific Islands. His constitution ultimately giving 

 way from exposure and the fatiguing nature of his 

 work, he died at Sydney in 1867. It is said that he 

 left journals of his expeditions and work of exploration, 

 including amongst much else the results of special 

 observation and study of the habits of the aborigines. 

 These journals, the writer has heard, are still in exist- 

 ence in Sydney, and there can be no doubt that there 

 is much in them that would be of extreme interest to 

 scientists as well as to many other readers. It is there- 

 fore hoped, if they do exist, that they will yet be per- 

 mitted to see the light of day. 



Paul also settled in Australia, and became an 

 eminent surgeon, but latterly devoted himself almost 

 entirely to natural science, and made a large collection 

 of specimens, which is now in the Museum of Natural 

 History, Melbourne. He died a few years ago, and a 

 monument has been erected at Bendigo, his former 

 residence, to his memory. A third son, who died early, 

 also showed a strong predilection for natural science, 

 and, had he lived, might, it was believed, have rivalled 

 his two distinguished brothers. So that the love 

 of natural science was strong in the blood of that 

 family. 



Dr. Donald William MacGillivray, a younger 

 brother of the Professor, followed the medical profes- 

 sion. He was educated for it at the University of 

 Edinburgh, living in family with his elder brother 

 while attending the classes there. After taking his 



