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CHARLES WALLACE RICHMOND 



Charles Wallace Richmond, associate curator of birds, United 

 States National Museum, was born in Kenosha, Wis., December 31, 

 1868, and died in Washington May 19, 1932. He came to Washing- 

 ton in 1881 and in 1888 joined the Geological Survey in its explora- 

 tions in Montana. Returning from this, he became ornithological 

 clerk in the division of economic ornithology and mammalogy in the 

 United States Department of Agriculture. In 1892-93 he was in 

 Nicaragua making natural-history collections, and in 1894 he was 

 appointed assistant curator of birds in the National Museum, and in 

 1918 associate curator, which position he held until his death. In 

 1900 he was a member of the United States National Museum 

 expedition to Puerto Rico. During the 38 years that he was affiliated 

 with the Museum he has been a steady contributor to the publications 

 of the Smithsonian Institution dealing with problems of ornithology 

 and nomenclature. In these fields he was a recognized authority. 



Respectfully submitted. 



C. G. Abbot, Secretary. 



