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periodicals on insects of all orders, Crustacea, Myriopoda, Ecouomic 

 Entomology, Zoology in general, Anatomy, Embryology, Anthro- 

 pology, Geology, Palaeontology, and other allied subjects are extremely 

 numerous. The list of Packard's entomological books and papers fills 

 nearly ten pages of the Library Catalogues of the Entomological 

 Society of London ; but among the most important of these are perhaps 

 the following : — ' A Monograph of the Geometrid Moths or Phalsenidas 

 of the United States,' 4to, 1876, thirteen plates ; ' Guide to the 

 Study of Insects,' 1869, a thick 8vo volume, profusely illustrated, 

 which has gone through many editions, and did for America what 

 Westwood's ' Modern Classification ' did for general entomology ; 

 ' Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of America, North of Mexico ; 

 Part I. Notodontidffi,' 4to, 1895, with forty-nine plates, mostly beauti- 

 fully coloured, and maps ; and ' Text-book of Entomology, including 

 the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology, and Metamorphoses of Insects, 

 for use in Agricultural and Technical Schools, as well as by the 

 working Entomologist,' 8vo, 1898. One of his last books was on 

 ' Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution ; his Life and Work.' 



W. F. K. 



A. U. Battley. 



It is with the deepest regret that we record the untimely death of 

 Mr. Arthur Unwin Battley, which took place at his residence at Heme 

 Bay, on April 1st, at the early age of thirty-nine. Mr. Battley had 

 been an ardent field-naturalist from his boyhood, and although the 

 Lepidoptera were his favourite study, his acquaintance with ornitho- 

 logy was of no mean order, and botany and geology also claimed a 

 share of his attention. Notes from his pen are scattered in our maga- 

 zines and transactions of societies, the latest being " On Assembling 

 in Lasiocampn fjuercus" (Entom. xxxvii. 820), whilst another very 

 interesting contribution was the careful paper, "Notes on the Life- 

 history of Ajjoria crat(Ef/i " {ibid, xxxvi. 249). Thoroughly practical in 

 everything in which he interested himself, he was always ready to 

 impart information and advice whenever it was within his power ; and 

 his geniality and unselfishness endeared him to a wide circle of 

 acquaintance. Perhaps some of his best work was in the promotion 

 of nature study through his encouragement of the smaller societies, 

 and especially his interest in, and help to the young beginners. He 

 was a Secretary of the City of London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society from 1890 to 1895, President of the North London 

 Natural History Society in 1893, and a valued member of that society 

 up to the time of his death. During his residence at Hanwell and at 

 Heme Bay he was associated with the Ealing Natural Science Society 

 and the East Kent Natural History Society respectively ; and only just 

 before his death he had organized a new "Heme Bay and District 

 Field Club," of which he was to act as Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. 

 His loss will be keenly felt by many who had come under the magnetic 

 influence of his enthusiasm, or who were indebted to his unvarying 

 kindness. 



