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The photographs and specimens had been received from Dr. George 

 von Kaufmann, who intended to present them to the British Museum. 

 Dr. C. I. Forsyth Major, F.R.S., F.Z.S., exhibited the lower 

 jaw of a young Canadian Beaver in which there was present on 

 each side a small conical tooth anterior to the deciduous premolar. 

 He considered the supernumerary premolar to be a case of atavism. 

 He also exhibited a set of drawings made from examples of two 

 species of Castor from the East Eunton Eorest-bed, and remarked that 

 truly Forest-bed species were found in association with Pliocene 

 species. He discussed incidentally the numerous species of recent 

 European Beavers admitted hj Professor Matschie. Lastly, he 

 exhibited photographs of Pliocene Bovine^ from specimens in the 

 Florence Museum, stating that these unpublished figures showed 

 the great variability of the Pliocene JBovinm. He added that he 

 endorsed Falconer's opinion that these Pliocene Bovince, were nearly 

 related to the primitive Buffaloes from the Siwaliks. 



OBITXJ^A.K.-Z-. 



HENRY CECIL MOORE, 



President of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. 

 Born 1835. Died June 21st, 1908. 



There are perhaps two main waj's of forwarding scientific know- 

 ledge. The one is by contributing original work ; the other is by 

 instilling a liking for such work bj^ means of personal energy and 

 enthusiasm, and the publication and dissemination of popular resumes 

 and interesting accounts of excursions made in the field. The former 

 method is naturally essential, but the indirect support given the 

 former by the latter is perhaps frequently lost sight of. Therefore 

 it is fortunate indeed that there are men, imbued with energy and 

 enthusiasm, and what is more important the property of imparting 

 such, who arise from time to time to carry on this great work of 

 popularization. Few there have been in the West Country and 

 Borderland who have been more worthy of fame on this account than 

 H. C. Moore, who died on Sunday, June 21st, 1908, while in office as 

 President of the "Woolhope J^aturalists' Field Club. 



Like the great geologist who trod Siluria long years before, Moore 

 led with characteristic enthusiasm and energy his bands of Woolhope 

 Club members over the hills and dales of Herefordshire and the 

 adjacent counties on the west. Moore's early life was spent in the 

 Army as a Royal Engineer. Son of Brigadier-General G. Moore, of 

 the Bengal Army, he was born at Lucknow in 1835 ; was educated 

 at Wem, Leamington College, and privately ; and at the age of 

 18 entered Addiscombe College. At the end of two years there 

 he became a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, and was temporarily 

 attached to Sir Hugh Rose's Field Force for the suppression of the 

 Indian Mutiny. On March 17th, 1858, he arrived at Aden, and was 

 present at the capture of the fortified village of Shaikh Othman 

 on the following day. During parts of the years 1858 and 

 1859 he was Assistant Engineer, Public "Works Department, Aden 



