Biographical Notice of the late Prof. Giglioli. 547 
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates in Florence, and 
preparations had been made for a solemn and imposing 
ceremony in his honour. It was intended to be a public 
manifestation of the high esteem and affection in which he 
was held by his many friends and pupils, and an Album was 
to hare been presented to him on that occasion containing 
the signatures, accompanied in many cases by the photo¬ 
graphs, of his well-wishers. The importance of the ceremony 
was to have been still further enhanced by the King of Italy 
choosing this occasion to confer upon Giglioli the high 
distinction of a Grande Ufficiale della Corona d’ltalia,” as a 
token of his esteem, and in further recognition of GigliolPs 
important services to the State for so many years. The 
decree conferring this distinction was actually signed by the 
King on the very day of Giglioli*s death, as it had been 
intended to reach him before the date fixed for the Jubilee. 
The irony of Fate decreed it otherwise, however, and the 
bright festival, so joyfully looked forward to, was suddenly 
changed into sorrow and mourning. 
Among the honorary distinctions conferred upon Giglioli, 
other than the above-named, may be mentioned those of 
Commander of the Italian Order of St. Maurice and St. 
Lazarus, Commander of the Crown of Italy, Commander of 
the Order of Francis Joseph of Austria, and of that of the 
ec Merite Agricole ” of France, Officer of the Order of the 
Rose of Brazil, and of Public Instruction in France. 
Besides being an active or Honorary Member of numerous 
scientific Societies and Committees in his own country, 
Giglioli was an Honorary Member, or Fellow, of various 
Societies and Institutes in other European States, as well as 
in North and South America and in New Zealand. In 
addition to being an Honorary Member of our British 
Ornithologists* Union, he belonged to our Zoological Society 
of London, our Royal Geographical Society, and to the 
Royal Anthropological Institute. 
Although most of Giglioli* s old friends in England are, 
alas, now no more, there are still a few left who will retain 
a lively and pleasing recollection of him and regret his loss. 
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