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few cases he had fair material, and then his work bears com- 

 parison with that of better situated workers. 



He held the post of Ornithologist at the Australian Museum, 

 Sydney, at the time of his death, and it is understood that 

 the post will not be filled until after the war, when I hope the 

 young Australian who will be selected as his successor will 

 read these remarks, and consider that the first duty of a 

 professional is to encourage the amateur, even should the latter 

 show jealousy, and co-operate with him to secure the best 

 results even at the hurt of his own feelings. In the study 

 of ornithology we help ourselves by assisting others and 

 together make progress in the common cause, the Advance- 

 ment of Knowledge. 



The genera Northiella and Northipsitta have been named in 

 honour of North, and a subspecies he described without naming 

 was called Calyvtorhynchus banksi northi, to indicate that he 

 first noted the significant features of the race. 



