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of the Union and served till 1898. For several years, 1880-1889, 

 Brewster was connected with the Boston Society of Natural 

 History, and had charge of its bird and mammal collections. Later, 

 in 1S85-1900, he took charge of the same departments in the 

 Cambridge Museum of Comparative Zoology, and, after 1900 until 

 his death, was in charge of the Museum's collection of birds. 



His connection with Harvard University through its museum wasa 

 source of great satisfaction to him, not only because of his congenial 

 duties, but because through them he was brought into personal 

 relations with Alexander Agassiz, for whom he had great admira- 

 tion and regard. Upon his death in 1910, Agassiz was succeeded 

 as Curator of the Museum by Samuel Henshaw, with whom 

 Brewster had long been on terms of intimacy and for whom he had 

 the most cordial regard. 



Brewster was always greatly interested in the movement for 

 the protection and increase of North American birds, and rendered 

 very important service in connection therewith. In 1886 he was 

 appointed a member of the Committee on Bird Protection of the 

 American Ornithologist's Union, and as such was one of the organ- 

 izers of the first Audubon Society. He was a member of this Com- 

 mittee for many years, and later became one of the Directors of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies. Later he served for a 

 number of years as President of the Massachusetts Audubon 

 Society. 



After serving on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts 

 Fish and Game Protective Association a number of years, in 1906 he 

 was elected its President, retaining the office for two years. 



He was much interested in the movement which led to the forma- 

 tion of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association. 

 When this was organized in 1911 he was appointed a member of the 

 Advisory Committee on which he served till his death. 



Far too modest and doubtful of his merits to push himself into 

 the limelight as a seeker of honors, he was greatly pleased with 

 those which were bestowed on him, and the more so that they came 

 entirely unsought. Amherst conferred on him the honor of A. M. 

 in 1880, and Harvard that of A. M. in 1889. 



Brewster had comparatively little of the spirit of the pioneer 

 and explorer. With all the world open to him he liked best to 



