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remembered in connection with such shells as Cyclostoma 

 Barclayanuin. the rare and beautiful Murex Bardayi, and the 

 unique Cyprcea Bardayi, found by Sir David on the coral reefs 

 of Diego Garcia, and now in the collection of my friend Miss 

 Saul. — Walter Crouch, RZ.S. 



Rev. Churchill Babington, D.D., F.L.S. 



The death of this well-known naturalist, on the 12th 

 January last, has removed from us a man remarkable for his 

 varied attainments. In the department of botany he held a 

 place among the first, having from his youth been an ardent 

 student of the science. Born in 182 1, he appears as a con- 

 tributor to Potter's " History of Charnwood Forest," both as a 

 botanist and ornithologist. Watson's " Botanist's Guide to 

 England and Wales," Sir W. J. Hooker's " Journal of Botany," 

 and the " Flora of New Zealand," were under obligations to 

 him. His last work was the " Catalogue of Suffolk Birds," 

 published in 1886, and the forthcoming " Flora of Suffolk," by 

 Rev. Dr. Hind, has been carefully revised by him. Few 

 equalled Dr. Babington as a classical archaeologist. His con- 

 tributions to Smith and Cheetham's " Dictionary of Christian 

 Antiquities " upon medals, rings, glass, tombs, seals and inscrip- 

 tions have received high commendation. Conchology was 

 among his later acquisitions, having been regularly undertaken 

 only about ten years ago. With his characteristic thoroughness 

 he mastered first the British species, and then proceeded to form 

 a fine collection of both British and exotic specimens. He 

 purchased the shells formerly in the museum at Sudbury, 

 Suffolk, and made many expeditions on the coasts of Great 

 Britain and the Channel Isles. At the time of his death he 

 was contemplating a complete catalogue of Suffolk shells. His 

 removal, at the age of 67, will be widely felt, as his amiable dis- 

 position was equal to his profound and varied learning. — C. G. 



