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&c, in Pratt's " To the Snows of Tibet through China," Appendix ii. 

 1892 ; ' Keport on a Collection of Fishes made during an Expedition 

 to Lake Eudolf ' in A. D. Smith's " Through Unknown African 

 Countries," Appendix A, 1897 ; ' Eeport on a Collection of Eeptiles 

 and Fishes made on the Ogowe Eiver and in Old Calabar ' in M. H. 

 Kingsley's " Travels in West Africa," Appendix iii. 1897. 



In addition to the foregoing more or less extensive productions, 

 he was the author of very numerous papers published in the journals 

 of the Eoyal, Linnean, Zoological, and other Societies, and in other 

 periodical publications. As many as three hundred can be attributed 

 to his pen. The whole of his writings occupy some ten thousand 

 pages, illustrated by a very large number of beautiful plates and text 

 figures. He was also one of the editors of the ' Annals and Magazine 

 of Natural History ' from 1875 to 1912, and edited the first six 

 volumes of the ' Zoological Eecord,' 1864-69. 



This will give the reader an idea of the literary work accomplished 

 by Dr. Gunther ; but it must be remembered that for twenty years 

 (1875-95) he was Keeper of the Zoological Department, and the 

 amount of administrative work connected with that position is only 

 known to those who have served immediately under him. The 

 supervision of his staff, the preparation of numerous reports in 

 connection with the individual members of the staff, monthly and 

 annual reports of progress and work accomplished, the supervision 

 and editing of catalogues and guides issued by his Department, 

 besides the consideration of all proposed acquisitions, and the 

 attending to considerable correspondence continually arriving — 

 these are only the principal duties which came to him as Keeper. 

 It is, indeed, surprising that he found time during that period to 

 publish the important works and treatises which issued from his pen. 



Dr. Gunther was in a great measure responsible for the careful 

 removal in 1882-84 of the Zoological Collections from the British 

 Museum in Bloomsbury to South Kensington, a very considerable 

 undertaking, which was accomplished practically without injury to 

 any of the specimens. He also to a great extent directed their 

 subsequent rearrangement in the building where they are now 

 displayed. 



At Dr. Gunther's recommendation the building at present contain- 

 ing the immense collections preserved in spirit was erected. The 

 formation of the general and zoological libraries resulted also from 

 his recommendation, and he was especially proud of having got 

 together the groups of British nesting-birds, with their natural 



