. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). MRS ELIZABETH GRAY (c) H. A. Nicholson and R. Etheridge. Jnr 185 The three fascicules of the first major monograph (1878-80) on the fossils of the Girvan district by H. A. Nicholson and R. Etheridge " were also largely based upon material in the 'Gray Collection' as is indicated by the title of the work. The Preface acknowledged their debt for 'the free and uncontrolled use of her cabinet' and 'for providing the most complete series of the . .. fossils of Ayrshire". Subsequent collecting by Mrs Gray in the succeeding summer seasons,
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). MRS ELIZABETH GRAY (c) H. A. Nicholson and R. Etheridge. Jnr 185 The three fascicules of the first major monograph (1878-80) on the fossils of the Girvan district by H. A. Nicholson and R. Etheridge " were also largely based upon material in the 'Gray Collection' as is indicated by the title of the work. The Preface acknowledged their debt for 'the free and uncontrolled use of her cabinet' and 'for providing the most complete series of the . .. fossils of Ayrshire". Subsequent collecting by Mrs Gray in the succeeding summer seasons, often at new localities, led to description of the additional material in a further fascicule (see Benton, 1979: 7). It is not quite clear, how Nicholson & Etheridge became aware of the Gray collection, but a clue is provided by their reference to her father's collection being well known to all Scottish geologists (see p. 172) and a considerable number of the species are named after members of the family"''. However, none of their correspondence has survived and the only evidence for a visit to Mrs Gray is provided in a letter by Etheridge to Davidson (TD: 22 November 1881) reporting that he had borrowed some brachiopods, which he felt Davidson should also examine. Although, in their monograph, it is mentioned (1878: ) that: 'a visit to the ground in person has resulted ... in giving us a direct knowledge of the rocks.' ^J^'^::- PI,lit XII. /!£i>. 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 British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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