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working geologist. It contained references to about 2000 species 
of fossils, now upwards of 1 3,000 are known. Nevertheless, this 
was the first attempt of its kind, it was the work of reference for 
thirteen years, and paved the way for those that succeeded it. No 
higher testimonies to its value could be given than that of John 
Phillips, who writes in 1831, “I have found your Catalogue of 
great service,” and that of Sir Philip Egerton, writing a few years 
later, to forward his ‘ Catalogue of Fossil Fishes,’ and offering 
assistance, if he reprinted his “ most useful Table of British 
Organic Bemains.” 
He subsequently embellished an interleaved copy of his ‘ Synop- 
tical Table’ with figures of nearly all the species, some being 
lithographs, but most of them pen and ink sketches which he 
copied from published books. 
Working as he did at the bank during this period and in 
succeeding years, from nine in the morning until six o’clock in the 
evening, nearly the wdiole of his leisure hours were given up to 
science ; indeed, he snatched what little time he could in the early 
morning, in the evening, even in his dinner hour for the pursuits 
he had in hand. He habitually locked himself in his study while 
carrying on his work, to prevent the incursions of his children. 
But while such a severe measure was necessary for the prosecution 
of his work, he, nevertheless, took great interest and pride in their 
occupations. 
On the 16th May, 1831, he communicated to the ‘ Magazine of 
Natural History,’ a short account of the Trick iosoma lucoium, one 
of the Hymenoptera, in which he mentioned the fact of his 
“ little boy,* being very fond of prying into the manners and 
customs of insects,” and concluded by stating that “ The 
accompanying figure [which was engraved] is sketched by my 
young naturalist (now 9 1 years of age), who is entirely self-taught, 
and I hope it may be sufficiently to your purpose to have it 
engraved, as it would probably induce others to direct the attention 
of their children to the study of nature.” 
He must have obtained occasional reprieves from his duties at 
the bank in order to carry on somo of his scientific explorations, 
and ho now and again left them at the express desiro of 
# My father, the late Dr. S. P. Woodward, of the British Museum. 
