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resident medical attendant and science tutor in the family 
of Mr. Wood of Campsall Hall, near Doncaster, the under- 
noted work being the outcome. Askern is in the parish of 
Campsall, situated about seven miles north of Doncaster. 
The author states that for the list of birds he is “ chiefly 
indebted to Mr. Neville Wood ; those marked M. are placed 
here on the authority of Mr. Mellor.” Lankester’s later 
career was brilliant. He made many friends, in 1845 became 
Secretary of the Ray Society, and the next year F.R.S. He 
held several medical appointments, but ultimately relin- 
quished medicine for scientific work, his writings being 
numerous and valuable. He died October 30, 1874. 
1842. An Account | of | Askern | and its | Mineral Springs ; | together 
with a | Sketch of the Natural History, | and a | brief topo- 
graphy, | of the immediate neighbourhood. | By | Edwin 
Lankester, M.D., E.L.S. ; | [4 lines titles] | London : | John 
Churchill, Princes Street, Soho. | mdcccxlii. 
Collation — 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. viii un. + errata slip-f-pp. 151, 
with col. fold, front. 
Birds at pp. 68-71. 
1855. [Edited by.] The Natural History of Dee Side and Braemar. By 
William Macgillivray. London : 1855. 
See under MacGillivray (W.). 
Lauken (Edmund P ), viv . 
The undernoted work chiefly relates to British birds, the 
illustrations including many of birds’ nests and eggs. The 
author states that some chapters appeared in the columns 
of the Globe , Evening Standard , Chambers's Journal , etc. 
1909. Leisure Hours with Nature. Illustrated. London (Unwin) : 1909. 
Collation — 1 vol. cr. 8vo, pp. xv + pp. 263, with photo pi. 
(Pub. 5s.) 
Latham (John), 1740-1837 
Dr. Latham, whose name is^ eminent among our earlier 
ornithologists, was born June 27, 1740, at Eltham, Kent, 
where his father and namesake had long practised as a 
surgeon. He was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School, 
studied anatomy under Hunter, and practised medicine for 
