THE AUK: 



A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF 

 ORNITHOLOGY. 



Vol. xxxvii. January, 1920. No. 1. 



IN MEMORIAM: WILLIAM BREWSTER. 

 Born July 5, 1851 — Died July 11, 1919. 



BY HENRY WETHERBEE HENSHAW. 



Plates I and II. 



It has become the time honored custom of the Union, when one 

 of its fellows has passed on to that undiscovered country from whose 

 bourn no traveller returns, to briefly commemorate his life and 

 services to the Union and to Science. It is peculiarly fitting that 

 this should be done in the case of William Brewster, to whom more 

 than to any other man is due the origin of the American Ornitholo- 

 gist's Union, and whose services to it began with its birth and 

 terminated only with his death. 



William Brewster was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, July 5, 

 1851. He died in Cambridge July 11, 1919. His father, John 

 Brewster, was born and brought up in Wolfboro, New Hampshire, 

 and subsequently became well known as a successful Boston banker. 

 His mother was Mrs. Rebecca Parker (Noyes), who was born in 

 East Bradford (now Groveland) Massachusetts. 



It was William's belief that the origin of the Brewster family was 

 traceable to Elder Brewster of the Mayflower, but he was not much 

 interested in such genealogical matters, and apparently never 

 took the trouble to verify his belief. 



On February 9, 1878, William was married to Caroline F. 

 Kettell, of Boston, who survives him. 



