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thological library, which became quite notable and were recently installed 

 in the College museum and library. 



With his splendid equipment and profound knowledge, it is to be re- 

 gretted that he wrote almost nothing for publication. Deeply as he loved 

 the works of nature, his deepest love and sympathy was directed to man, 

 and especially to the young men and women of the College, who came to 

 regard him with an unusual degree of reverence. 



At the first meeting of the Maine Ornithological Society, held in Gardiner, 

 Maine, December, 1896, he was elected to Honorary membership. 



In 1866 he was married to Harriet P. Woodman of Portland, whom he 

 survived by about twenty- two years. 



Two good photographs of Professor Stanton are to be found in Carrie 

 E. Miller's, Birds of Lewiston-Auburn and Vicinity, published at Lewiston, 

 1918.— A. H. Norton. 



The National Academy of Sciences at its April meeting awarded to 

 Dr. Frank M. Chapman, curator of ornithology at the American Museum 

 of Natural History, the first Daniel Giraud Elliot medal and honorarium, 

 for his recent work on the distribution of bird-life in Colombia. 



The Elliot fund was established by Miss Margaret Henderson Elliot 

 in memory of her father and the award is to be made annually for pre- 

 eminence in zoology or palaeontology. Ornithologists throughout the 

 country, we feel sure, will heartily endorse the action of the National Aca- 

 demy. It is particularly gratifying that an ornithologist should be the 

 first to be so honored and peculiarly appropriate that one so closely asso- 

 ciated with Dr. Elliot should receive the first Elliot medal. Incidentally 

 it may be mentioned that on March 1, 1918, Dr. Chapman completed his 

 thirtieth year of connection with the American Museum, being now second 

 in point of seniority on its scientific staff. 



Dr. Charles W. Richmond, for many years Assistant Curator of the 

 Division of Birds in the United States National Museum, has recently 

 been appointed Associate Curator. Mr. B. H. Swales has been appointed 

 Honorary Curator of birds' eggs in the same institution. 



Agitation for increasing the catch of fish as an emergency measure for 

 food supply during the war has caused undue agitation against the Pelicans 

 especially in the Gulf States. The National Association of Audubon 

 Societies and the Conservation Commission of Louisiana have undertaken 

 an investigation of the food of the bird and the Audubon Society of Florida 

 has issued a pamphlet in its defence. The reports of its destruction of 

 food fishes have evidently been greatly exaggerated. 



At the annual meeting of the British Ornithologists' Union held on 

 March 13, 1918, Dr. W. Eagle Clarke was elected president to succeed 

 Col. R. Wardlaw Ramsey who had served for the last five years. The 

 membership of the Union stands as follows: Ordinary 423, Extraordinary 



