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was the author of many ornithological papers, some published by 
himself alone, and others conjointly with Dr. Sclater and Mr. 
Godman. With the last named he contributed the ornithology 
to the ‘ Biologia Centrali-Americana,’ still uncompleted. As an 
entomologist he was a lepidopterist, and confined himself to the 
Rhopalocera. His great work is of course in the ‘ Biologia,’ 
written in conjunction with Mr. Godman, and nearing completion 
with the Hesperiide. In this last family we see a matured view 
of treatment, where the structural characters of anal appendages 
are largely used in specific differentiation, a principle not insisted 
on in the earlier parts of the work. 
But a bare recital of published work scarcely fulfils the com- 
pass of this obituary notice. In association with his life-long 
friend Mr. Godman we see a capacity and love for scientific zoology 
combined with the accident of wealth which are phenomenal. The 
publication of the ‘ Biologia Centrali-Americana’ is an unique 
event both in project and realization. Its conception not only 
proclaimed a devotion to zoological labour on the part of its 
editors, but declared an optimism in the expected assistance of 
other workers, which was generally seen to be amply justified. 
The expense of production would have strained the available 
finances of a small state, and would have required a financial | 
vote—not likely to have been granted—of an enlightened empire. 
Such amounts are privately wasted every year, but seldom contri- 
buted to science, especially to such a sober and non-advertising 
science as zoology. 
Nor must we overlook the fact that, though of a modest and 
retiring nature, Mr. Salvin still exercised a great personal in- 
fluence in official biology. He not only was a member of, but 
also a frequent office-holder in, our Natural History Societies, to 
which he was a regular visitor and active councilor, while his 
friend and coadjutor is a Trustee of the British Museum. It: is 
probable that it will be long before such an union occurs again as 
produced the ‘ Biologia,’ and made the rooms in Chandos Street 
such a zoological rendezvous. “Hi 
