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gifted than himself in the details of field observation, and of museum illustration by coloured 

 drawings or fac-simile modelling. This collection is already a nucleus of a very valuable, 

 popular and illustrated history of insect friends and insect foes, the practical value of which 

 is already appreciated and bearing good fruit for public benefit. On this collection, of which 

 one hundred and fifty cases are more or less complete, Mr. Murray was working up to his 

 latest days, leaving a large collection of oak-galls and illustrative drawings still in progress of 

 arrangement. To assist in the circulation of information a series of guides to the collection 

 were projected. These were to take the form of popular hand books to Entomoloiiy, and 

 were to be prepared by Mr. Murray and published under government supervision. Of the eight 

 intended volumes only one has appeared ; this treats of the Aptera or wingless species, and 

 was noticed in Canadian Entomologist for July, 1877. In the midst of hi« busy labours 

 he was called away. We have lost in him a man of varied accomplishments, a thorough, 

 pains-taking Entomologist and a good Botanist. Those who knew him best will deeply feel 

 his loss ; not only will they miss the gifted naturalist, they will also grieve for the sudden re- 

 moval of a friend so kind and true-hearted. 



MR. T. V. WOLLASTON, M.A., F.L.S. 



This talented Entomologist died on the 4th of January last, at his home in Teignmouth, 

 Devonshire, at the age of 56, from disease of the lungs, with which he had been mpre or less 

 aflBiicted for thirty years past. In early life Mr. Wollaston became well known for his valued 

 researches into the Coleoptera of the Madeiran, Canarian and Cape Verd Archipelagos, which 

 he personally explored. His valuable writings on the Coleopterous fauna of these islands, and 

 especially his account of the insects of the Madeira group are well known to Entomologists in 

 the " Insecta Maderiensia," published in 1854. Subsequently he published catalogues of 

 the Coleoptera collected by him in these several groups of islands. His volume on the varia- 

 tion of species, dedicated to Mr. Chas. Darwin, and published in 1856, is well-known. His 

 shorter papers, chiefly relaiing to Coleoptera, embodying the results of original research, con- 

 tributed to English and foreign scientific journals, range over a period of more than thirty 

 years. In the autumn of 1875, feeling it desirable to seek a warmer climate, he visited St. 

 Helena, where he devoted himself assiduously to the study of the Coleoptera inhabiting the 

 island of which work we have the record in his "Coleoptera Sanctae Helenae," lately pub- 

 lished. Tiiij was Mr, Wollaston's last contribution to Entomological science, and is charac- 

 teristic of its author in the finished elegance as well as clearness of its style. He returned 

 to his home in the early summer of 1877, and thenceforward devoted himself to the task of 

 arranging the valuable mass of information he had accumulated during his absence, and of 

 which he leaves us the record in the work just referred to. He was a man of highly refined 

 and accomplished mind, as well as of great scientific attainments, and will be much missed 

 from the ranks of our leading naturalists, as well as by those whose progress he aided by his 

 encouragement and counsel. 



RECENT ENTOxMOLOGICAL WORKS; 



The following notices refer to some of the most valuable publications on Entomological 

 and kindred subjects, which have appeared during the past year : — 



Manual of the Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook, Lansing, Mich. Octavo pp. 286, with 110 

 illustrations ; published by Thos. G. Newman & Son, Chicago. 



We are indebted to our esteemed friend Cook for a copy of the second edition of this 

 excellent work on Bee-culture, treating of the art in all its different branches in a clear, concise 

 and interesting manner, showing throughout the author's thorough knowledge of the subject 

 on which he writes. The work is divided into two parts, the first of which treats of the 

 natural history of the honey-bee, the second on the Apiary, its care and management. It is 

 well got up, and the illustrations are very good ; we feel a pleasure in recommending it to 

 all those interested in bee-culture. The fact that the first edition of 3,000 copies issued less 

 than two years ago is exhausted, shows that the public have appreciated the author's efforts. 



