500 EMBERIZID A. 
ness of my friend Mr. Broderip, I was allowed to avail 
myself of in the History of British Fishes, included refer- 
ences to seventy-four species. 
Colonel Montagu supplied several new Crustacea to his 
friend Dr. Leach, while the latter was engaged on the 
Malacostraca Podopthalmata Britannia, who, under the 
article on Processa canaliculata, tab. xli., thus notices what 
had then very recently occurred : —‘‘ Since writing the 
above, I have received intelligence of the death of this most 
zealous Zoologist, in whom science has lost an able sup- 
porter, the world an accomplished gentleman, and _ his 
friends a most valuable companion and correspondent. His 
published works, and numerous papers, leave proofs of his 
industry and research that will cause his name ever to 
be remembered and respected by British Zoologists. We 
still hope to see his observations on the British Mollusca 
and Vermes, which have long been prepared for publica- 
tion.” 
His death was thus noticed in the Second Part of the 
eighty-fifth volume of the Gentleman’s Magazine, p. 281. 
“Died on the 28th of August 1815, at Knowle House, 
Devon, in his 64th year, George Montagu, Esq., many 
years a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Wilts Militia. He pos- 
sessed talents of the highest order ; and as a writer of Na- 
tural History, his name will descend to posterity with praise 
and admiration. He had chosen a retirement in the fine 
county of Devon, singularly beautiful, for the prosecution 
of his inquiries into the works of Nature; and some very 
rare MSS. were in preparation for the press at the time of 
his death. _ Colonel Montagu was of very ancient and 
honourable descent, being, on the paternal side, from the 
family of Montagu, of Lackham House, Wilts, closely al- 
lied te the noble houses of Manchester and Sandwich ; and, 
