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of ill-health. For upvv'ards of thirty years his name has been 

 well known as an Entomologist, and there are frequent notes 

 from his pen in the " Entomologist's Weeklj^ Intelligencer," 

 and " The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine." He paid 

 much attention to rearing Lepidoptera from the egg ; and 

 on the death of his friend and fellow-worker, the late William 

 Buckler, he undertook the arduous task of supplying the text 

 for the Ray Society's volumes to many of the figures left by 

 that gentleman without descriptions. Since his lamented 

 death this important work has been taken up by that able 

 entomologist, Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, of Worthing, whose 

 occasional appeals for ova, larvae, etc., to enable him to 

 worthily complete this great work, are deserving of the 

 liberal response of all interested in the life-histories of our 

 British Lepidoptera. 



James McGrouther. Died at Glasgow, February 4th, 

 in his 23rd year. From boyhood he took much interest 

 in Entomology, and the formation of the now flourishing 

 " Clydesdale Naturalists' Society " was in a large measure 

 due to his enterprise. 



Thomas Wilson, one of the oldest York entomologists, 

 died April 17th, aged 51. He was a frequent contributor 

 to the " Entomologist " and " Naturalist ; " he paid consider- 

 able attention to the Tenthredinidae, and at the time of his 

 death was engaged upon a list of the Lepidoptera of 

 Yorkshire. 



Robert Francis Logan, of Colinton, near Edinburgh, 

 died July 28th, aged 60. From boyhood his attention was 

 directed to the study of his native Lepidoptera, and during 

 his later years he manifested a keen interest in the Coleop- 

 tera also. He contributed many articles to the various 

 magazines. 



Robert Gray. Died at Edinburgh, February i8th. His 

 chief study was the Birds of his native country, and to his pen 

 we are indebted for " The Birds of Ayrshire and Wigtown- 

 shire," published in 1869, and his larger and more important 

 work, "The Birds of the West of Scotland," published 1871. 



