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taken by William White Cooper, as were other 

 courses of Owen's Hunterian Lectures. 



' February 16. — Found the cook had a queer- 

 looking bit of fish, which R. had brought in and 

 told her to cook for dinner. There was only- 

 part of it in the kitchen, and I did not recognise 

 it. The cook's chief objection seemed to be the 

 name {Anarrkickas lupus) which her master had 

 called it, and she was doubtful if a fish with such 

 a name could be a fit thing to send up to table. 

 It turned out to be what they call a " wolf-fish," 

 and R. declared it was not at all bad.' 



'March 10. — Meeting at Downing Street, at 

 Lord John Russell's, consisting of Sir Roderick 

 Murchison, Bishop of Norwich, Sir P. Egerton, 

 and Richard, to discuss plans for a British 

 Museum of Natural History.' 



' 16th. — Meeting at the College to-day. 

 Proposed to erect a statue of John Hunter in 

 Westminster Abbey. Dr. Buckland is quite 

 willing to find space, if they settle that it should 

 be erected there.' 



' 2isL — A proteus in a black bottle left here 

 for R., who had gone to Mincing Lane to see a 

 narwhal's head with two large tusks. No de- 

 ception this time. The tusks both turn the same 

 way.' 



' 22nd. — To luncheon at Dean Buckland's. A 

 piece of roast ostrich, which we all tasted ; it was 

 very much like a bit of coarse turkey.' 



