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a fall from a rickshaw produced an abscess, from which he entirely 
recovered. During four years in Oxford his leg seemed to give him 
no trouble except for attacks of sciatica, to which he never gave in, 
and, in spite of his lameness, he used to find great enjoyment in 
playing golf. An accidental slip led to the recrudescence of the old 
disease, and to the terrible suffering of his last illness. 
Of all the memoirs which he wrote, Shelford was, I think, most 
interested in that ‘‘On Mimicry amongst the Blattide’’*—a subject 
upon which he had reflected and had been accumulating material 
for some years. It is a pathetic circumstance that the publication of 
the paper was nearly coincident with its author’s death. I shall 
ever retain grateful memories of pleasant years spent in hard work 
and constant friendly intercourse, while his efficient control of the 
Museum and bright, attractive, many-sided personality will be long 
remembered in Sarawak. 
Epwarp B. Poutton. 
Hope Department, Oxford University Museum. 
JOHN GERRARD KEULEMANS. 
THis accomplished and unsurpassed ornithological artist passed 
away on March 29th last, at the age of sixty-nine years, having been 
born on June 8th, 1842, at Rotterdam. 
To the late Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, Keulemans may be said to have 
owed his introduction to this country, and the family of our deceased 
ornithologist still possess Keulemans’ first drawing, which represents 
two Tits. He illustrated Sharpe’s Monograph of the Kingfishers, 
and considered no trouble too great in obtaining particular pigments 
to portray the tints of these beautiful birds. Some of the best judges 
consider that his finest work was executed in 1874 and onwards in 
the first volumes of the ‘Catalogue of the Birds in the British 
Museum,’ and as an instance reference may be made to the Plates of 
Owls in volume ii. of that publication. It would be difficult to 
imagine any finer work of the kind, combining perfection both in 
drawing and coloration. In later years his pencil somewhat lost its 
cunning, and he ultimately became to some degree colour-blind. To 
great energy and capacity for work he seemed to possess an intuitive 
knowledge as to the natural pose of a bird whose skin was only in his 
hands, and he was fond of birds as well as being a good ornitholo- 
gist. He was always helpful to any beginner. WW is 10 
* Proc. Zoc. Soc. Lond. 1912, p. 358. 
