. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 277. ojwlii â 1.']. ^^^iJ^^^^A^ ?â¢". From a sketch bv Tom FeiTv. THE LATE ALLAN McCULLOCH. Plate xl. By the death of Allan Riverstone McCulloch at Honolulu in August, 1925, Australia has lost one of her foremost systematic zoologists, whose reputation as an ichthyologist was world-wide. McCulloch was a man of retiring disposition, but with a really genial nature underlying his reticence. He had a boundless enthusiasm for his work, and no amount of ill-health could moderate either his enthusiasm or his industry. Enter- ing the ser\-ie
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 277. ojwlii â 1.']. ^^^iJ^^^^A^ ?â¢". From a sketch bv Tom FeiTv. THE LATE ALLAN McCULLOCH. Plate xl. By the death of Allan Riverstone McCulloch at Honolulu in August, 1925, Australia has lost one of her foremost systematic zoologists, whose reputation as an ichthyologist was world-wide. McCulloch was a man of retiring disposition, but with a really genial nature underlying his reticence. He had a boundless enthusiasm for his work, and no amount of ill-health could moderate either his enthusiasm or his industry. Enter- ing the ser\-iee of The Australian Museum at an early age, he was at first in- terested in the decapod crastaeea, but soon turned to what was to become his life's work, the ordering of the Australian fish fauna. He described many new species, but the unravelling of old tangles lay nearer to his heart, and liihe clear- ing up of a dirticult piece of synonymy always gave him acute pleasure. He set himself certain limits in his ichthyologieal work, and those limits may, to some, appear narrow, but that adjective cannot be applied to the man himself. He demarcated his field, then cleared and ploughed and harrowed it, and has left a fair tillage. Future students of Australian fishes will call him blessed. His series of reports upon the Endeavour collections are masterly, and have. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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