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been thus evolved, he had to admit that he had only dealt with one 
of the difficulties—he had said nothing of the manner in which 
the transformation had been effected. 

NOTES AND QUERIES. 
The late Churchill Babington, D.D., F.L.8.—A distinguished scholar 
and an excellent naturalist has just passed away, at the age of 67, in the 
person of Dr. Churchill Babington, Rector of Cockfield, Suffolk. Although 
best known for his classical and archeological attainments, and his skill as 
a paleographer, his labours in the fields of Zoology and Botany were by 
no means unimportant. So long ago as 1842 he contributed to Potter's 
‘ History of Charnwood Forest,’ an Appendix on the Botany and Ornithology 
of that district, and many years were subsequently occupied in the pre- 
paration of a volume on the Birds of Suffolk, which appeared in 1886, and 
was reviewed in ‘ The Zoologist ’ for January, 1887. It is to be regretted 
that he has not lived to see the publication of his projected ‘ Flora of 
Suffolk,’ the prospectus of which has for some time been issued. He was 
perhaps more of a botanist than a zoologist, his name being familiar to 
readers of the ‘Journal of Botany,’ and was an authority on Lichens, being 
a contributor on that subject to Hooker's ‘ Flora of New Zealand.’ Yet his 
love of animals, and especially of birds, was amply apparent in the large 
and interesting collections which almost filled his charming country rectory. 
Those who have visited him there will not easily forget the kindly hospitality 
with which he welcomed his guests, and the readiness with which he 
exhibited his treasures, regardless of the trouble involved by searching for 
specimens and looking up references which he thought likely to be of 
interest. To very many the news of his death, which occurred on 
Jan. 13th, will bring “ the quiet sense of something lost.” Requiescat in 
pace. 
Game and Wildfowl in the Paris Markets.—In the Annual Report 
of the Municipality of Paris upon the consumption of food in the capital 
during the past twelvemonth, the particulars as to the sale of game and 
poultry are somewhat striking, notably the appended table, which shows 
how many head of game were sold in the markets, and what proportion 
were French, and what foreign. With the exception of Hares from 
Germany, the figures show an increase for the present year, and the report 
states that the reason why there were fewer Hares from Germany was, that 
it was found more profitable to send them to England. But there was a 
marked increase in the number of Pheasants and Partridges from Germany, 
