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started off. He was glad afterwards he went, for 

 Prince Albert was there, and Mr. Gould brought 

 his pretty singing New South Wales parrots.' 



Early in April Owen began his course of 

 Hunterian Lectures for the season. 'In 1841/ 

 he writes, ' my Hunterian Lectures were on the 

 functions of the animal organs, and I combined a 

 review of the fossil remains of extinct animals 

 with the osteology of existing species.' 



While he was lecturing we find him still 

 working at Part II. of his ' Odontography.' On 

 April 27, as the diary shows, the Introduction was 

 printed. 



'May 4. — Home from lecture (Glossothe- 

 rium, &c.) about six. R. sat down at once to 

 make some gambits at chess, as after dinner he 

 had to play the President of the Chess Club, Mr. 

 Lonsdale. R. got one game, which was pretty 

 good considering.' 



' $th. — R. detained by a Museum committee. 

 The candidates for the studentship were to have 

 pigs this time to work upon for competition. Mr. 

 Stanley thought that half a pig would suffice for 

 each candidate. R. remarked : " I think in the 

 present case, Mr. Stanley, we ought to go the 

 whole hog." ' 



' 12th. — To my surprise, R. came home at the 

 unusually early hour of three. It seems he had 

 been dissecting an opossum in spirit, and he felt 

 tired and sick. It was too far gone even for him ! 



