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^W'W.— Obituary. 



Mr. F. W. Headley. 



Frederick Webb Headley, who die! on the 25tli of 

 Novemljcr last, after an operation, was the second son 

 of tlic hite Rev. Henry Headley of Briiiso[) Vicarage, 

 Herefordsliire, and was born on the 10th of April, 1856. 

 He made a great stndy of birds from his earliest childhood, 

 and at the age of five fell from a tree while after a bird^s 

 nest and had a marvellous escape. He was educated at 

 Harrow School, and Gonville and Cains College, Cambridge. 

 His school career was brilliant, and he gained a first class 

 in tlie Classical tripos in the year 1878. 



He went to Haileybury College as Assistant-Master in 

 1880 and remained there until last July. He was a man 

 of many parts, and in spite of his clas-sieal education, 

 taught on the modei-n side most of his careei', but latterly 

 on the classical side. He also inaugurated and managed 

 the Biological Museum at Haileybury, which was a great 

 success. 



Just before his operation he spent a month at Bardsey 

 Lighthouse, and made copious notes on birds migrating. 



His great ambition was to go round the world, and he 

 would have started on the trip last x\ugnst had he been 

 able to secure a passage. His energy was surprising, and 

 he maintained it to the end. 



Mr. Headley was elected a member of our Union in 1905, 

 and continued so until his death. He wrote a distinctly 

 important work called ' li'light of Birds,' besides ' Life and 

 Structure of Birds,' ' Life and Evolution,' 'Darwinism and 

 Socialism,' and various shorter articles. 



N. A. Sarudny. 



We learn from Major F. M. Bailey, of the Indian Political 

 Service, who has recently been in Kussian Turkestan, 



