In Memoriam : Thomas Audas, L.D.S. 139 
particular grasses to particular soils. He is survived by a 
widow and three sons. — R.W.G. 
We are indebted to the Editors of The Transactions of the 
Lincolnshire Naturalists ’ Union for the loan of the accom- 
panying blcck. 
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THOMAS AUDAS, L.D.S. 
We much regret to record the death of Mr. Thomas Audas, of 
Hull and Bridlington, in his 70th year. Though not a vol- 
uminous writer, Mr. Audas was a keen and sincere student 
of natural history, and upon any subject in which he was 
interested his information could be depended. 
All his life his out-of-door hobbies occupied much of 
his spare time, and in the summer his week-ends were usually 
spent in walking around the various districts he knew so 
well. He was a familiar figure on the Bempton Cliffs, had a 
particularly intimate knowledge of the bird-life there, and 
was successful in securing a particularly fine series of their 
eggs. He was a distinctly scientific collector, and took a 
pride in the fact that most of the eggs in his collection had 
been taken by his own hands, in addition to which he was 
satisfied when a particular species was represented by one 
clutch in his cabinet. He frequently took journeys (some- 
times occupying several days) to remote parts of the British 
Islands, with the object of securing some rare egg for his series. 
He was a recognised authority in the East Riding on its 
mammals and birds. He also took a keen interest in antlers 
and horns of foreign mammals, and with the assistance of one 
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