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president’s address. 
Charles Augustus Wright, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c., who died 
on July 15th, 1907, in his 74th year, from the effects of a 
terrible accident, had been a member of the Society for 
over twenty years. In early life he became the Special 
Mediterranean correspondent of the ‘ Times,’ making his 
home at Malta, and during his residence there he made many 
cruises as the guest of his friends in the navy, visiting every 
part of the Mediterranean. During this period he devoted 
his time to working out the Fauna and Flora of his island 
home, taking special interest in its ornithology and conchology ; 
nor did he neglect its Archaeology as is proved by his election 
to the Vice-presidency of the local society. His most notable 
papers were those on the Birds of Malta, published in the 
* Ibis ’ in 1863 and 1874. 
On his return to England, he settled at Kew, where his 
house became a recognised meeting-place for his scientific 
friends, and his garden a delight to every one. 
Nothing pleased him more than to be asked for information 
on some rare plant or bird ; he would at once set to work to 
unravel its history, and often the amount of information he 
was able to communicate was astonishing. The Natural 
History Museum at Florence owes many specimens of Italian 
birds to his generosity, and in recognition of this and his 
Zoological work the order of Knight of the Crown of Italy 
was conferred upon him in 1883. 
In addition to numerous transactions and proceedings of 
learned societies received by way of exchange, we have to 
thank the following members for donations of books, 
pamphlets, etc. — Mr. J. H. Gurney, Mr. H. B. Woodward, 
F.R.S., Mr. Eustace Gurney, Mr. Arthur Bennett, Mr. Clement 
Reid, F.R.S., Mr. Robert Gurney, Mr. R. A. Todd. Mr. C. 
Morley. 
As it is usual for the President to give a short account of 
the work done during the year, I will now proceed to review it 
briefly. On 30th April, 1907, some “ Notes on the Floscularia 
