OBITUARY. 155 



umbrella as I drew it towards me, till it came within reach, and 

 I secured it with my hand. I then repeated the experiment with 

 another, which acted in the same way, as did several more. All were 

 R. esculenta. This action surprised me very much, as I had never 

 heard of Frogs being pugnacious, and I should much like to know 

 if this is characteristic of the species. — Lionel E. Adams (Reigate). 



PISCES. 

 The Pearlsides (Maurolicus pennantii) up River. — An unusually 

 high tide on the 11th March overflowed the banks of the River Bure 

 at several places not far from this town. A new railway-bridge spans 

 the river, and here the "wall" has not been properly restored, so that 

 the rising water found easy access to the neighbouring ditches and 

 gardens of the lower level on the other side, into which it poured like 

 a mountain torrent. I visited this spot some few days after, and was 

 surprised by finding a If in. specimen of the above silvery little fish 

 lying on the railway-bank just on the edge of a gully formed by the 

 rushing water, about three miles from the harbour mouth. It was 

 shown to Mr. Patterson, who first recorded this species locally. — 

 J. E. Knights (87, Churchill Road, Great Yarmouth). 



OBITUARY. 



Canon Heney Baker Tristram, D.D., P.R.S., &c, &c. 



In Canon Tristram, who passed away at Durham on the 8th of 

 March last, we have lost one of our oldest and best known orni- 

 thologists. Canon Henry Baker Tristram, D.D., F.R.S., &c, &c, 

 was born on the 11th of May, 1822, was ordained in 1846, was 

 appointed Master and Vicar of Greatham in 1857, and Canon of 

 Durham in 1870. 



He commenced the study of ornithology early in life, and was from 

 the beginning an ardent collector. His first experience of outdoor 

 work outside Europe was at Bermuda, where, as army chaplain, he 

 remained from 1847 to 1849. In 1855 he went to Algeria on account 

 of his health, and, in fact, his lungs were so greatly affected that he 

 was sent there as a last resource, and was scarcely expected to return ; 

 but he soon recovered sufficiently to be able to do some excellent work 

 in ornithology, and collected largely, both birds and their eggs, as can 



