3n fIDemoriam. 
MAJOR G. BARRETT-HAMILTON— 1871-1914. 
We are exceedingly sorry to record the death of a valued 
member of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, Major G. Barrett- 
Hamilton. He was of Irish nationality, and at an early age 
devoted his attention to the study of the mammals of the 
British Isles, upon which subject he was one of our leading 
authorities. He has been in correspondence with the principal 
naturalists of the country for many years. He was a volu- 
minous writer and a careful recorder of notes and observations. 
The result of his researches was the ‘ History of British 
Mammals,’ a magnificent publication, which has frequently 
been referred to in these columns. Fourteen parts have al- 
ready appeared, and we are pleased to learn that arrangements 
have been made for the completion of the work, under the 
editorship of Mr. Martin C. Hinton. Major Barrett-Hamilton 
was investigating the southern whaling industry on behalf of 
the Colonial Office, when he died of heart failure in South 
Georgia, on January 17th. 
HORACE BOLINGBROKE WOODWARD, F.R.S., F.G.S.- 
1848-1914. 
We much regret to record the death of Mr. H. B. Wood- 
ward on February 6th. He retired from his position of 
Assistant-director of the Geological Survey in 1908, and since 
then has been by no means inactive, and published a number 
of valuable volumes on geological subjects. He was a volu- 
minous writer, and besides his contributions to various geo- 
logical journals, and to the publications of the Geological 
Survey, he has written a number of books, the best known 
perhaps being ‘ The Geology of England and Wales,’ the 
first edition of which was published in 1876, and the last in 
1887. He was an authority on the Secondary Rocks, and on 
water supply. He received many awards at the hands of the 
Geological Society of London and other similar societies. 
ALBERT CHARLES LUDWIG GOTTHILF GUNTHER— 
1830-1914. 
Another worker in the paths of natural history has passed 
away in the person of Dr. Gunther, who held a foremost 
position in the Zoological World. His scientific achievements 
in connection with the formation and arrangement of the 
natural history museum in London are well known, and his 
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