9Q JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The Valuable Collections of our Late Ex=Eclitor, 

 V Clarence H. Morrell, of Pittsfield, goes to 

 the Smithsonian. 



The entire collection of eggs and nests of our late fellow- mem- 

 ber, Clarence H. Morrell, of Pittsfield, Me., consisting of some 

 twelve hundred specimens, has been presented to the Smithsonian 

 Institution. I have just completed the packing and shipping of 

 them to Washington. The collection was a very valuable one. It 

 not only was composed of many rare sets, but was very carefully 

 prepared, accompanied with very full data, and copious notes accom- 

 panied the data. The note-book, however, is retained by his sister, 

 Mrs. Ethel Morrell Hooper, of Exeter, N. H., who has taken extra 

 care of the collection since her brother's demise, and who presented 

 the collection to the Smithsonian. It was his wish, that, in case 

 there was no place in the State where it would be properly appre- 

 ciated and assurance of perpetual care, it should go to the National 

 Museum. It seems a great pity, that such collections of Maine col- 

 lected specimens, as this one, Geo. A. Boardman's and several other 

 valuable collections now in the State, that it would now seem, would 

 eventually go to Washington, could not be kept in the State. 

 Among the rare desiderate in this collection were sets of Yellow 

 Palm Warblers, Willson's Black-cap, Blackburnian Warbler, 

 Golden-crown Kinglet, several sets of Pileated Woodpecker and 

 many other rare sets. J. M. Swain. 



Annual Meeting of the Maine Ornithological 



Society. 



The 14th annnal meeting will be held at Museum of Natural 

 History, Portland, November 26-27, 1909; meeting for reports and 

 business November 26th at 10.30 A. M. ; for reading of papers at 2.30 

 P. M. ; at 8 P. M. an illustrated paper on the Ornitholog}^ and Gen- 

 eral Natural History of Mt. Katahdin, by O. W. Knight ; meeting 

 for business and papers November 27th, at 9 A. M. 



The following papers have been secured : 



In memoriam, Leslie A. Eee, committee. 



Interesting Rare Birds of the year in Aroostook County, illus- 

 trated by specimens. Prof. W. h. Powers. 



Experiences with a Robin's F'amily, illustrated by lantern slides, 

 Mrs. Sarah R. Abbott. 



The last Passenger Pigeons breeding at North Bridgton, Me., 

 Hon. J. C. Mead. 



An exhibition of some rare or interesting birds of the year by 

 members. 



