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Chester about thirty-five years ago, and practiced his profession there for 
nearly twenty years. 
At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Windle ran away from school to 
enlist in Company E 152nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, serving as a 
private for a year and a half. 
In 1879 Mr. Windle was married to Miss Margaretta E. Thatcher who 
survives him. 
Owing to poor health Mr. Windle found it necessary to give up the prac- 
tice of law and seek out door employment. He secured a position with 
one of the extensive nurseries at West Chester. Here his wide knowledge 
of botany acquired during his frequent outing trips, which constituted 
his chief recreation for years, proved a valuable asset. During his recrea- 
tional activities his time was about equally divided between his study and 
observation of plants and birds, with the result that he became skilled 
in both botany and field ornithology. 
For several years Mr. Windle taught biology at Darlington Seminary, 
West Chester, and also did some teaching at the State Normal School 
in the same place. 
For about eleven years prior to his death he was connected with the 
Bureau of Zoédlogy, Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania, with head- 
quarters at Harrisburg. He became assistant Orchard Inspector for the 
eastern end of Pennsylvania, and while acting in this capacity was made 
a member of the Chestnut Blight Commission, and later of the White 
Pine Blister Rust Commission. The duties of these positions took him 
all over the eastern end of the state and kept him out of doors where 
he could indulge his passion for botany and ornithology. He was a member 
of the Philadelphia Botanical Club and of the Delaware Valley Orni- 
thological Club and kept constantly in touch with men in these fields.— 
C. E. E. 
AN OBITUARY notice of Covington Few Seiss for many years an Associate 
of the Union, who died at Philadelphia, September 5, 1915, will be found 
in ‘Cassinia’ for 1916. A notice of Charles S. Welles, an associate who died 
February 24, 1914 is to be found in ‘Entomological News’ for that year. 
1847-1917.— In ‘The Auk’ for July reference was made to the unique 
gathering of members of the A. O. U. at Plummer’s Island, Md., on April 
20, 1917, in honor of the 70th birthday of the secretary of the Union. 
In addition to Mr. John H. Sage several other members of the Union reach 
three score and ten this year. These members are: Mr. G. Frean Morcom 
(Mar. 16), Dr. Anton Reichenow, editor of the ‘ Journal fiir Ornithologie’ 
(Aug. 1), Dr. Louis Bureau of Nantes, France (Nov. 18), and Victor Ritter 
von Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen, the eminent Austrian ornithologist (Dec. 28). 
Mention should also be made of Mrs. Dana Estes (Sept. 4), sister of the 
late Dr. Elliott Coues and formerly Miss Grace Darling Coues, in whose 
honor Grace’s Warbler was named. 
