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lieUl for nearly forty years, only retiring in 1907. During 

 this period he also contributed largely to the natural history 

 columns of tlie paper, aud for many years supplied the 

 leading articles for ' The Queen.' 



His membership of the British Ornithologists' Union dates 

 from 1873, and since 1909 he has occupied, Tvith Mr. A. E,. 

 Wallace and Col. Godwin-Austen, a place on the list of thd 

 Extraordinary Members. Of the Zoological Society he 

 became a Fellow so long ago as 1866, and was promoted to 

 the position of Honorary Fellow in 1905. He was a 

 frequent attendant £tt the meetings of the B. O. C, and made 

 many interesting exhibits there during the years 1894 to 

 1900 ; but latterly he has not been seen so often among 

 us, owing to failing sight and other disqualifications due to 

 increasing old age. 



Tegetmeier's tastes were not confined to natural history^ 

 He was a collector of rare prints and a discriminating book- 

 buyer. He possessed a very complete collection of the 

 original editions of Shelley, of whose poems he was an 

 enthusiastic admirer. He was also an original member of 

 the Savage Club. 



The following is a list of his principal publications od 

 our subject, including one jiapCr which he communicated to 

 ' The Ibis ' in 1890 on the domestic races of Fowls : — 



(1) The Poultry-Book : contaiuiug the Breeding aud Management 



of Profitable and Oruamental Poultry, their Qualities and 

 Characteristics, With illustrations by H. Weib, &c. &c. By 

 W. B. Tegetmeiee. Pp. viii & 350; 30 col. pis. London, 1867_ 

 8vo. 2ud edition : London, 1873. 8vo. 



(2) Pigeons : their Structure, Varieties, Habits, and Management. With 



representations of the different varieties by II. WeIK. Pp. 188 ; 

 16 col. pis. London, 1868. 4to, 



(3) The Homing or Carrier Pigeon (Le Pigeon voyageur) ; its History^ 



General Management, and Method of Training, Pp. 124; 1 pL 

 London [1871]. 8vo. 



(4) Pheasants: their Natural History and Practical Manageuient. Illus- 



trated by T. W. Wood. 1st edition. London, 1873. 4to. 2nd 

 edition, pp. iv+ 142; 13 jjIs. London, 1881. 4to. 



(5) Reprint of Boddaert's 'Table des Planches enlumineez d'histoire 



naturelle,' Edited by W. B. Tegetjieier, F.Z.S. London, 1874. 

 8vo. 



