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Mr. W'inlock was born on March 27, 1859, at Cambridge, Massachu- 

 setts, where lie lived nntil his graduation from Harvard University iu 

 1880. Shortly afterwards he accepted an appointment as assistant 

 astronomer in the U. S. Naval Observatory, and his connection with 

 that establishment continued until 1880, when he entered the service 

 of the Smithsonian Institution as curator of the lUireau of Interna- 

 tional Exchanges. About two years later he was nuide assistant iu 

 charge of olhce-in the Institution. 



Mr. Wiulock continued to interest himself in astronomical work, and 

 at the time of his death he occupied the chair of astronomy in the 

 Corcoran Scientific School and also in the Graduate School of Colum- 

 bian University. Scientitic papers written by him have appeared in 

 the publications of the Smithsonian Institution, the Naval Observatory, 

 the proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 

 in foreign scientific Journals. He devoted much attention to the 

 bibliography of astronomy, and also published several papers of a 

 popuhir nature. During recent years his administrative duties occu- 

 pied a large portion of his time, although he always cherished the hope 

 that at a later period he would be able to devote himself more com- 

 pletely to his chosen work — a ho^ie that was never realized, 



Mr. Winlock was for many years secretary of the PhiUisophical Soci- 

 ety of Washington. He was a fellow of the American Association 

 for the xVdvancement of Science and a member of the Astronomische 

 Gesellschaft, of Leipsic. He was also a member of the Society of the 

 Sons of the American Kevolution, and for a long period was secretary 

 of the Cosmos Club, of Washington. 



On February 4, 1897, Maj. Charles Bendire, U. S. A. (retired), died 

 at Jacksonville, Florida. 



Major Ijcndire held for a number of years the position of honorary 

 curator of the department of birds' eggs in the jSTational IMuseum. He 

 was born in Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, April 27, 1830, his Gerniau 

 name being Karl Emil Bender. He came to the United States in 1852, 

 and in 18r)4: enlisted in the army under the name of "Charles Bendire." 

 After thirty-two years of service he was retired in 1880 on account of 

 disability. He took an active part in the Indian wars in the West, and 

 in 1890 was brevetted major for gallant services rendered during a fight 

 with the Indians at Canon Creek, Montana, in 1877. lie also led a 

 number of expeditions in connection with the work of laying out roads, 

 surveying routes for telegraph lines, etc. In 18()7 he crossed Death Val- 

 ley, California, and exph)red the deserts of the southern i)art of Nevada. 

 The large amount of time thus spent iu the field gave him ample 

 opportunity for scientitic observation. 



At the request of Professor Baird he assumed charge of the collec- 

 tion of birds' eggs in the National IMuseum in 1884, and soon afterwards 

 undertook its entire rearrangement, which resulted in jilacing tlie series 

 iu excellent condition for study and reference. His own collection of 



