ITEMS OF INTEREST. 37 



— The finest and largest collection of Birds* Eggs in 

 America, is that of Dr. T. M. Brewer, of Boston, which 

 comprises 1700 species, collected in different countries 

 as follows : — 



North America, 600 species. 



Europe, 450 " 



South A., Africa, Asia, Australia, . 650 '' 



— Completest private collection of North American 

 Birds, is that of Mr. Robert Ridgway. 



Number of species represented, .... 700. 



Number of specimens, 3000. 



embracing specimens in various stages of plumage, etc. 



— Largest private collection of Massachusetts Birds, 

 is that of Mr. Wm. Brewster, of Cambridge, embracing 

 500 specimens. 



— Largest private collection of Maine Birds, is that 

 of Prof. J. Y. Stanton, of Lewiston. 



— Largest private collection of Bird Skeletons in Mas- 

 sachusetts, and completest private collection of Sternums 

 in North America, C. J. Maynard, of Newtonville. 



— Probably the largest private library of ornithologi- 

 cal works in North America, is that of Prof. J. Y. Stan- 

 ton, of Lewiston, Maine, embracing 200 volumes. 



OF ACADEMY COLLECTIONS. 



Some of the museums of the scientific societies and 

 academies of natural science, contain very many vMluaWc 



