THE OOLOGIST 



75 



Harold H. Dodge- 



Was born io Lawrence. Mass. in 18(37, 

 and moved lo California iu 1882. He 

 explored the Goklon Stjitt; in many 

 parts, being especially attraettid to the 

 wilder and monntHinoiis sections. In 

 his researches the Yoscmite region was 

 carefully studied. 



His tastes were those of an observer, 

 and all subjecls were of interest to him, 

 but nearer his heart were treasured 

 longings for communion with Nature's 

 wondrous creations, and as with the 

 majority of modern tihservers, hie 

 chiefest delight was with the birds, 

 "the winged gems and favorities of 

 creation." His was :u sunny life; for 

 communion with the creatures of his 

 surroundings exalted him, and the in- 

 spiration and delight of association 

 with Natures marvelous handiwork, 

 elevated his standard in intellection, as 

 well as the moral attributes which gov- 

 ern our deeper feelings. 



Mr. Dodge passed from this earth at 

 Mentone, California on May !), 1894 

 aged twenty-seven years. 



Interested readers may recall articles 

 from his pen, and among others, the 

 one on 'Dove Life in Arizona,' which 

 appeared in the Oologist last July. 



His brt)ther collectors can say: "VVp: 



MOUKN OUK LOSS." 



Our Rev. Brother Peabody has once 

 more let himself loose on the "Stand- 

 ard Data" question. While we may 

 not all fall in with Brother P's. ideal, 

 it isrealy high time that one was adopt- 

 etl and if you will mail a sample of yoicr 

 ideal at once to the editor of the Oolo- 

 gist he will have the most suitable 

 presented in May Oologist, from 

 which we can by vote or otherwise select 

 a "standard." 



If you will wr'.te the names of six- 

 ornithologists and oologists of national 

 reputation on the back of a postal and 

 mail to the editor of the Oologist; not 

 later than May 1st, he will endeavor to 

 induce the ones receiving the greatest 

 number of mentions to send him their 

 photo which will in due season be half- 

 toncd for the Oi'iLOGiST. Wiite today. 



On March 5th ye Ed. recorded a most 

 welcome "transient visitor", L. Whit- 

 ney Watkins of Manchester, Mich. 

 Brother W. is an ornithologist of the 

 true type and one from whom we may 

 well expect to hear in after years. 



New York might most appropriately 

 be calletl the State of Ornithological 

 Publications. We now have The Auk, 

 The NUUologist and TiiK 0()L0(;ist— a 

 truly valuable trio in which it luay not 

 be considered immodest for us to say 

 that the little Oolo(;ist is more cosmo- 

 politan than either of its more preten- 

 tious sisters. liy the way, the good old 

 O. and O. was a New Yorker by birth. 



