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OBITUARY NOTICE. 



J. W. BALDWIN. 



J. W. Baldwin, who died at Bromley Cross on June 12th, be- 

 longed to the old school of working-men naturalists, so characteristic 

 of Lancashire, who thought nothing of spending whole nights in 

 the open when in search of some particular rarity, and whose highest 

 ambition was satisfied if they succeeded in their quest. 



He started as an entomologist, and compiled an excellent local 

 list of Noduas^ and also made a small collection of birds' eggs. 

 But his later life he devoted to the study of shells, and for a 

 working-man he amassed a really wonderful collection. He was a 

 very regular attendant and exhibitor at the Conchological Society's 

 meetings, served for some years on the Council, and contributed 

 several short notes to the Journal. His most treasured ' find ' was 

 the first recorded^ sinistral example oi /aminia muscoriwi L. 



In vol. xii., page 325 of this Journal he described a new variety 

 (var. elongaiuni) of Carychium minimum from Chatburn. His name 

 will, however, probably be remembered longest in connection with 

 his entomological work, and his contributions on this subject to the 

 periodicals. His training was that of a thorough field naturalist, and 

 he had a most exact knowledge of the habits and habitats of the 

 Lepidoptera of his own district. 



Unassuming, quiet, and genuine by nature, he was universally 

 popular with the members who knew him in this Society, as well 

 as in the Bolton Field Naturalist Society. He also took an active 

 part in social and religious life. He leaves a widow and four sons. 



We are indebted for the above details to the proprietors of the 

 " Lancashire Naturalist," from which this account is extracted prac- 

 tically verbatim. — Editor. 



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