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which is daily cast upon me. Such other work as I may be 

 able to accomplish can only be undertaken before that official 

 work commences, or after it has ended. 



Under these circumstances I must reluctantly resign the 

 editorship of * The Zoologist,' and in doing so I desire to 

 express my warmest thanks to the many friends who have 

 helped to lighten my labours. Without such assistance as I 

 have received from them it would have been impossible for me 

 to carry on the undertaking to the present time. 



In placing the editorial pen in the hands of my successor, 

 the accomplished naturalist, Mr. W. L. Distant, I can only 

 wish him that measure of support which has been so long 

 accorded to myself, and express the hope that under his 

 guidance 'The Zoologist' — "that storehouse of information 

 on British Zoology" — may long continue to flourish. 



