4468 THE ZooLoGist—May, 1875. 
noteworthy exception to the propensity to avail himself of external characters 
in his descriptions, I am delighted to invite attention to the use which 
Dr. Gray made of the skull in some of his most valuable contributions 
to Zoology. I would particularly mention three very recent instances. The 
Jirst appears in the ‘ Zoologist’ for December, 1872, and is intituled “ The 
Seals that permanently reside in or occasionally visit the British Islands” 
(S. S. 8333); the second is in the same journal for January and continued 
in March, 1878, and intituled “A Catalogue of the Whales and Dolphins 
inhabiting or incidentally visiting the seas surrounding the British Islands” 
(S.S. 8357 and 8.8. 3421); and the third, which exceeds both the others 
in permanent value and in richness of illustration (being accompanied by 
excellent figures of no less than forty-two skulls), is published as a separate 
volume, intituled ‘ Hand-list of the Edentate, Thickskinned and Ruminant 
Mammals in the British Museum’: it is dated 1873. These, the latest of 
Dr. Gray’s lavours—and it may truly be said of them, Finis coronat opus— 
are wonderful examples of vigour of mind and energy of purpose, enduring 
to the very close of life. 
In his domestic relations Dr. Gray was peculiarly happy: in 1826 he 
married Emma Maria Gray, the widow of a cousin, and a lady equally 
remarkable for her amiable disposition, her numerous accomplishments, 
and for the cordial and indefatigable assistance she rendered to her husband 
in his scientific pursuits. As an artist, her faithful delineation of mol- 
luscous animals for the use of students is above all praise. Few naturalists 
had previously ventured beyond the shell, and I am old enough to recollect 
the time when to prefer the anatomical details of the somewhat uninviting 
animal to its elegantly formed and often brilliantly coloured dwelling, would 
have been considered an indication of the worst possible taste. Mrs. Gray 
thought otherwise, and her judgment has been accepted by all who have 
followed her in the study of these little-known objects. Her admirable 
drawings were of infinite assistance to her husband. 
The mortal remains of the naturalist were interred at Lewisham old 
church on Saturday, the 13th of March. The funeral rites were performed 
in the simplest and most unostentatious manner. A plain hearse con- 
veyed the coffin, and was followed by two private carriages containing the 
mourners, who were few in number, and confined to the immediate relatives 
of the deceased and one or two of his most intimate friends. By Dr. Gray's 
emphatic and repeated request, no mourning coaches were employed. 
Dr. Giinther, Mr. Frederick Smith, Mr. Busk, together with Dr. Gray’s 
two old Museum attendants, Mr. Gerrard and Mr. J. Saunders, stood 
round the grave, and thus paid the last tribute of respect to one of the 
greatest zoologists that this country has ever produced.—E. Newman. 
