lave 
450 Paumer, Personalia in Ornithology. Oe. 
Apparently the complete diaries of this latter expedition 
filled 8 volumes of which the 2d, 3d, 5th and 7th are in the 
Library of Congress. 
(c) Fourteen volumes of papers of Dr. Jean Louis Ber- 
landier, including an unpublished work in 7 volumes entitled 
‘Voyage au Mexique,’ 1826 to 1834, containing a full account 
- of Berlandier’s travels during his first seven years in Mexico. 
In the possession of Kenneth F. Beal, Branchville, Md.— 
(a) A valuable set of diaries of the late Prof. F. E. L. Beal 
extending over a period of nearly 40 years. 
In the possession of the chairman of the committee.— 
(a) A copy of the field diary of Titian R. Peale on his trip 
to Florida in 1824-25. 
Inquiries concerning the papers of the late Dr. Elliott Coues 
have thus far met with no success, and the whereabouts of his 
correspondence is at present unknown. 
The Committee has received a generous offer of the papers and 
correspondence of the late Major Charles E. Bendire on condition 
that satisfactory arrangements can be made for their permanent 
preservation in a place where they will be safe and readily accessible. 
It is hoped that the acquisition of this valuable collection of the 
papers of one of our most prominent field ornithologists can be 
consummated in the near future. 
Future Work. 
The work for the immediate future will be continued along the 
lines indicated, and will be expanded from time to time as oppor- 
tunity offers. In biography, the series of brief sketches of foreign 
members should be taken up as soon as the necessary data can be 
obtained. The deceased list of the Union now includes about 250 
names and sketches of about 190 of these persons have been pub- 
lished in ‘The Auk’ and an Index to them in the introduction of the 
Ten Year Index to ‘The Auk.’ With the index to published 
biographies of living members now being prepared, members of the 
Union will have ready references to most of the biographical 
material published in this country regarding the membership of 
