36 3 THE: AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST, 
‘Oprruary.—It is with deep regret that we have to record 
the death of Mrs. C. Coles, wife of one of our members. The 
deceased lady passed away at the early age of 29, after an 
exceedingly painful illness. Mrs. Coles was well-known to 
most of our members, with whom she was most deservedly 
popular, and to whom ‘she had greatly endeared herself by her 
bright and” cheerful disposition. Our sympathy, and that 
of the Club, is’ most heartily extended to Mr. Coles ene! 
his bereaved. children. Amongst men of science, we have ‘i 
announce the’ déinise of Mr. G.. W:' -Kirkaldy, ° a well- no 
Hemipterist, and a member of the eitomological staff of the 
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association. Mr. Kirkaldy was 
only 37 years, of age, but into.his brief life he had crowded 
an immensity..of work. . Mr. Kirkaldy’ s,ceath,was'due to an 
accident. Shortly after his arrival in Honolulu, while. aut 
riding, he forget. the American rule of the road, and turned 
his horse, after, the English, fashion,. to, the left: as he came to 
a turn in the road, and crashed into a,.carriage, coming: in 
the opposite direction. His;,horse fell on him and crushed 
his:leg. The injured limb. was badly: set, and after the bones 
had knit, had to be broken:,again and reset. .This opera- ~ 
tion was repeated no less than four times... At the close of last ~ 
year he went to San Francisco to spend the Christmas _holi- 
days with his wife and child; and’ whilst there was’ induced 
to submit to a fifth operation .. ‘This, although successful; 
proved -too’ much»for“hin}" he* grew gradually weaker and 
weaker, expiring on the 2nd-of February. At the time of his 
death Mr. ‘Kirkaldy was engaged. upon the publication of an 
important and extensive work, ‘‘Catalogue of the Hemiptera 
(Heteroptera), ”? of which’ vol. 1; dealing with the Cimicidae 
was published’ last year; vol. 2, to contain the’ Thyreocorié 
dae, Urolabididae, vAradidae, arid’ Coreidae, is now in the 
press, whilst'‘a third volume was reported as being in active 
preparation. Science can ill afford to lose“such workers: ’ 
New ‘Burrerrty Recorps.—In Marchi of the” present 
year, Mr. H. Wyld had the good fortune to secure two new 
records .for .New South Wales, at Billinudgel near Byron 
Bay: These are Mynes’ querini. “Wallace, arid Pseudodipsas 
digglest,. Hew.. female. Specimens | being captured in both 
cases: © Both these spéciés have béen taken. near Brisbane. 
Mr. D. G. Stead has given me a male specimen of Delias ar- 
yenthona, Fab., taken at Walgett on the 16th May this year; 
where it was not uncommon. He also noticed the same strik- . 
ing species between the Wirrabilla Lagoon and the Barwon. 
This shows this species.to be an inland as well as a coastal 
form, and’ suggests that. its presence in northern’ West’ aus-- 
tralia is due to distribution across the continent’ pena? than 
along the’ dost. —-G. A. Wareriouse. : 
