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work on ‘ Ancient and Modern Wild Fowling,’ in which, after 
exposing the gross ignorance exhibited by many authors of the real 
working of Decoys, he classes Lubbock’s description with that of 
Blome and of Pennant, as the only reliable authorities, and de- 
scribes it also as “ much fuller than that of any previous writer 
upon the subject.” 
Mr. Lubbock, however, was not merely an out-door naturalist, 
but as a good classical scholar, and an extensive reader of English 
and foreign literature bearing upon his favourite study, was 
enabled to turn his personal experience to a thoroughly practical 
purpose in the endeavour to inspire others with the same elevating 
tastes. That the study of natural history as an important branch 
of scienco and not the amusement only of a leisure hour seems 
early to have impressed his mind, is shown by his connection with 
the Norwich Museum, as far back as 1831, when, at its seventh 
annual meeting, he was elected a member of the committee, his 
parochial duties within a few miles of the city enabling him then, 
for the first time, to attend its meetings. In 1839 he was also 
appointed one of the lion, curators of vertebrate animals to assist 
the salaried curator in the arrangement and classification of the 
specimens contributed to that department. 
A series of conversaziones inaugurated by the Museum Com- 
mittee in 1835, with a view to popularise that institution, intro- 
duced Mr. Lubbock to a Norwich audience as a lecturer, and from 
that time till the year 1845, the published reports of the committee 
and of the proceedings at the annual meetings bear testimony to 
the important services rendered by him to the Museum in that 
capacity ; sharing the thanks of the subscribers in this respect 
with the well-known names of the late Professors Sedgwick and 
Liudley, Thomas Brightwell, Wm. Stark, and the Levs. J. 
Crompton and Biclnird Hart, the sole survivors. The committee’s 
reports, of course, furnish only the titles of the lectures which he 
thus delivered, from time to time, but these appear to have been 
as follows : — In 1835, an Introductory paper “ On the advantages 
of the study of Natural History, with observations on the effect of 
civilization as regards the increase and decrease, etc., of mankind 
and other animals.” In 1836, “On some observations on the 
Ornithology of Norfolk.” In 1840, “On some of the changes 
which have taken place in the Zoology of Britain since its occupa- 
