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Fortunately for others, although the collection had gone, the 
knowledge gained in forming it had been well stored, and, through 
the kindness of his friend the Rev. Mr. Smith, of Monquhitter, 
Edward, whose keen powers of observation gave eloquence to his 
descriptions, was enabled to impart much valuable information to 
many of his brother naturalists. 
Those who would know something of what he has accomplished 
in only one department of Zoology, should consult Bates’ and 
Westwood’s ‘ History of British Sessile-eyed Crustacea,’ wherein 
his services are fully acknowledged. Of the numerous Crustacea 
mentioned in that work, Edward collected one hundred and twenty- 
seven in the Moray Firth, of which twenty were new species! 
Many of his beetles and other insects he sent for identification to 
our late friend Edward Newman, who named them for him, and 
assisted him liberally with books on Natural History that were 
likely to be useful to him. Their correspondence originated in his 
articles on the “ Birds of Banffshire,” which began to appear in 
‘The Zoologist’ in August, 1856, although this was not his first 
contribution to this journal. Mr. Newman asked for some informa- 
tion about fishes, which Edward promised to supply: the result was 
that many new fishes were found in the Moray Firth, simply from 
his determination to search for, collect, and preserve them. 
When Mr. A. G. More was collecting material for his excellent 
papers on the distribution of birds in Great Britain during the 
nesting season, published in ‘The Ibis’ for 1865, Edward was 
asked by him to act as observer for Banffshire and the northern 
part of Aberdeen, in which capacity he communicated much 
useful information, which Mr. More fully acknowledged. 
But his most important correspondence has been with Mr. 
Couch on British fishes, and with Mr. Spence Bate and the Rev. 
A. M. Norman on Crustacea. To these subjects two chapters 
(XV. and XVI.) have been wisely devoted in the volume before 
us, and Mr. Smiles has rendered a service to zoologists by bringing 
together in this way much valuable information which was previously 
scattered throughout various books and periodicals. These chapters 
are very instructive, and should be read in eatenso. 
Like-many others, not alone naturalists, Edward has had his 
share of loss and disappointment. What more vexing than to 
lose a beautiful series of Lepidoptera through the depredations of 
mice, and to have a valuable collection of dried plants, which had 
