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3n fIDcmoriam. 



THOMAS SOUTHWELL, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 

 (1831-1908). 



All those interested in natural history, and museum work 

 generally, and particularly those who knew him personally, 

 will regret to learn of the death of Thomas Southwell. He 

 had the kindliest of dispositions, and was a delightful companion 

 either in the study or in the field. 



It is only a few weeks ago that he spent several days in 

 Kent with the members of the Museums Association. He had 

 just returned from Norway, where he had been recuperating 

 his health after a severe illness. Though as lively and affable 

 as ever, it was not difficult to tell that his age was beginning 

 to shew itself ; though few then thought he would leave them 

 so soon. 



Thomas Southwell was one of the old-fashioned type of 

 naturalist, and was equally at home with the flowers or insects 

 or birds ; though the vertebrates were perhaps his favourites. 

 His writings were always of a useful character ; perhaps his 

 best known work being ' Seals and Whales of the British Seas.' 

 He also edited the third volume of Stevenson's ' Birds of Nor- 

 folk,' and a new edition of Lubbock's ' Fauna of Norfolk.' The 

 ' Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society,' 

 and the ' Zoologist,' contain a number of articles from his 

 pen ; the annual reports on the northern seal and whale fishery 

 appearing in the latter journal, being of particular value. 

 He took a great interest in the Norwich Castle Museum, his 

 Guide to which was exceedingly popular. 



He was born at Kings Lynn in 1831, and died at Norwich 

 on the 5th September. 



T. S. 



Round the Lake Country, by Rev. H. D. Rawnsley. Glasgow : J. Mac- 



Lehosc. 1909. 227 pp., 5/-. 



Those who know aught of the Lake District, know of Canon Rawnsley. 

 And those wlio know Canon Rawnsley well, know the Lake District better 

 for it. He has lost no opportunity of drawing attention to the beauties 

 of that charming area, and in the present work he still further advertises 

 the natural history, archaeological and poetic attractions of the lakes. 

 The book is in twelve chapters, and deals with the Coast, the Arnside 

 Lily-woods, the Ravenglass Gullery, the Bewcastle and Gosforth Crosses, 

 Gowbarrow Fell, etc. Each is sympathetically written ; the archaeological 

 part of the work being perhaps predominant. There are excellent illustra- 

 tions of famous old crosses, some of the originals of which are surely too 

 valuable to be allowed to remain in the open in all weathers. 



Naturalist, 



