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Obituary Notice of Fellow deceased. 



were ever at the disposal of others. Delighting in the study of nature, he 

 was equally at home in the country and in the metropolis, and many a useful 

 hint he gave to those who in their rural retreats had devoted themselves to 

 the fauna and flora around them. He was, moreover, an expert angler and a' 

 skilful shot. 



Dr. Giinther was in correspondence with naturalists all over the world, and 

 was a member of many learned societies at home and abroad ; was President 

 of the Biological Section of the British Association, 1880 ; President of the 

 Linnean Society, 1904; and Vice-President of the Royal Society. He 

 received the Eoyal Medal of the Royal Society, the Gold Medal of the 

 Linnean Society, and the Medal of the Avicultural Society. 



As a systematic zoologist Dr. Giinther held a foremost position — whether 

 we view the vast extent of his labours, their accuracy, or their importance. 

 For nigh sixty years he pursued his studies with rare singleness of purpose, 

 great natural ability, and conspicuous success — unmindful of those external 

 encouragements which by some are held in great estimation. It was 

 sufficient for him that he was advancing knowledge and doing his duty to 

 the public ; whilst the work itself was both spontaneous and pleasurable. 

 His administrative labours in the British Museum alone and his skill in the 

 transference of the great collections to South Kensington are remarkable and 

 demonstrate the all-round nature of his accomplishments. He devoted his 

 untiring energies throughout a long life to the advancement of science in its 

 strictest sense. 



W. C. M. 



