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Obituary . 
Sir William Gars tin's Expedition to the White Nile .— 
Mr. Stanley S. Flower, Director of the Zoological Gardens 
at Ghizeh, left Cairo on the 3rd March last on an Expedition 
sent up the White Nile, by Lord Cromer, to make scientific 
observations of all sorts, under the leadership of Sir William 
Garstin. There can be no doubt that this energetic young 
naturalist, who fully inherits Lis late father's tastes, will 
make excellent use of his opportunities. We hope that 
Mr. Flower will not forget the birds. 
Canon Tristram's Golden Wedding .—We are sure that 
members of the B. O. U. and other friends of ornithology 
will join us in offering congratulations to Canon and 
Mrs. Tristram on the occasion of their golden wedding, 
which was celebrated at Durham on the 5th of February last. 
So far as we know this is an unique event among the brethren 
of our Union. 
XXII.— Obituary. 
Mr. Thomas J. Monk, who died at his residence, St. Anne^s, 
Lewes, on 22nd December last, in his 70th year, was a very 
fine specimen of the sportsman-naturalist. His collection of 
Sussex-taken birds was celebrated, and contained some 
remarkably rare wanderers to Great Britain, such as the 
(first) Black-throated Thrush, the Bed-throated Pipit, the 
(first) Black-headed Bunting and Rustic Bunting, the (only) 
Little Bunting, the (first) Scarlet Grosbeak, and the (only) 
W r hite-winged Lark. Several of these were taken alive by 
bird-catchers in the vicinity of Brighton and transferred to 
Mr. Monk's large aviary, an establishment in which he took 
great pride, and where he attained a large amount of success 
in breeding and crossing. A good shot and rider, a genial 
companion, with a fund of racing and racy reminiscences, 
his loss will be very much felt by those who knew him, both 
in and beyond Sussex. 
Ornithology has sustained a severe 
loss by the death on 
