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He was with a party of Labour delegates who had been met by two officers and carried off in chars-a-bancs. Hamilton reported from inquiries among his friends that this kind of visitor came weekly. I thought it a very sensible notion on the Government's part, but I wondered how Gresson had been selected. I had hoped that Macgillivray had weeks ago made a long arm and quodded him.

On Woodpeckers, Macgillivray, 'Hist. of British Birds, vol. iii. 1840, pp. 84, 88, 89, and 95. On the Hoopoe, Mr. Swinhoe, in 'Proc. Zoolog. Soc. June 23, 1863 and 1871, p. 348. On the Night-jar, Audubon, ibid. vol. ii. p. 255, and 'American Naturalist, 1873, p. 672. Zool. Outer tail-feather of Scolopax frenata.

This beautiful insect is one of the finest found by Mr. Macgillivray. Only three specimens are recorded: those discovered by Admiral d'Urville, and described by Dr. Boisduval; Mr. M. brought home two, deposited with the rest of his collection in the British Museum. Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi. Tab. 5 fig. 1.

'Scotland Yard, I said, 'the home of the police. Lord bless you, there can't be no harm in that. Ye've only got to ring up Scotland Yard I'll give you the number and give the message to Mr Macgillivray. He's the head bummer of all the bobbies. 'That sounds a bit of all right, he said. 'The old man 'e won't be back for 'alf an hour, nor the sergeant neither. Let's see your quid though.

On Larus, Gavia, and Sterna, see Macgillivray, 'History of British Birds, vol. v. pp. 515, 584, 626. On the Anser hyperboreus, Audubon, 'Ornithological Biography, vol. iv. p. 562. On the Anastomus, Mr.

A notice of the ciliated germs of Flustra, communicated to the Plinian Society in 1826, was the first fruits of Darwin's half century of scientific work. Occasional attendance at the Wernerian Society brought him into relation with that excellent ornithologist the elder Macgillivray, and enabled him to see and hear Audubon.

This curious species was dredged by Mr. Macgillivray off Cape Capricorn, in latitude 23 degrees 25 minutes South longitude 151 degrees 12 minutes East in 15 fathoms, the bottom being muddy sand and shells.

Birds, vol. iv. p. 371; on Glareolae, curlews, and bustards, Jerdon, 'Birds of India, vol. iii. pp. 615, 630, 683; on Totanus, ibid. p. 700; on the plumes of herons, ibid. p. 738, and Macgillivray, vol. iv. pp. 435 and 444, and Mr.

Audubon had learned that three editions of Wilson's "Ornithology" were soon to be published in Edinburgh, and he set to work vigorously to get his book out before them. Assisted by MacGillivray, he worked hard at his biography of the birds, writing all day, and Mrs. Audubon making a copy of the work to send to America to secure copyright there. Writing to her sons at this time, Mrs.

'The plump one who lisped in his speech? Macgillivray nodded. 'Well, we're in for it this time. Have you issued instructions? 'Yes. With luck we shall have our hands on him within an hour. We've our net round all his haunts. 'But two hours' start! It's a big handicap, for you're dealing with a genius. 'Yet I think we can manage it. Where are you bound for?