20 Henshaw, In Memoriam: William Brewster. [j " n . 



obtain a very full know ledge of the bird's song and habits. He also 

 secured its nest and eggs. 



He was much interested in bird migration, and was an earnest 

 student of its varied phenomena. In 1885 he made a trip to Point 

 Le Preaux in the Bay of Fundy for the express purpose of studying 

 the behavior of birds during the migration as seen from a light 

 house. He remained there from August 13 to September 26, 

 living with the light house keeper, and making notes on migration. 

 It was doubtless largely the interesting data obtained on this trip 

 that stimulated him to produce his only formal paper on bird 

 migration, which was published as the first ' Memoir ' of the Nuttall 

 Ornithological Club in 1888. This has been well termed a classic. 



On his return north from Charleston in 1885 he visited Asheville, 

 North Carolina, May 23. From there he made a wagon trip into 

 the mountains, during which were recorded many interesting obser- 

 vations on the habits of the birds. His account of the birds seen on 

 this trip is to be found in the Auk, Vol. 3, 1886. 



In 1890 (March 19-April 1), he joined Frank Chapman in a trip 

 down the Suwanee River, Florida, in a houseboat. A satisfactory 

 collection of birds was made and many interesting notes obtained 

 of the local and migrating species. The results of the trip appear 

 in a joint paper in ' The Auk' for 1892. 



Two years later, in 1893, we find Brewster and Chapman in the 

 island of Trinidad, where Brewster Was not only introduced to a 

 new fauna but harvested an entirely new crop of experiences. 

 This was his first and only visit to the Tropics. He treasured his 

 experiences there as among the most interesting of his life, and in 

 after years never tired of recalling the varied scenes and incidents 

 of his stay there. 



Besides the trips mentioned, made for the double purpose of col- 

 lecting specimens and of acquainting himself with the habits of 

 rare or little known birds in their native haunts, Brewster, from time 

 to time sent out, at his own expense, collectors whose chief errand 

 was the exploration of comparatively unknown territory and the 

 acquisition of birds to fill gaps in his collection. Some of these 

 were remarkably successful, and by this means he not only secured 

 priceless cabinet material but added greatly to ornithological knowl- 

 edge. The collections thus made, with the notes made by the col- 

 lectors, furnished the basis of a number of important papers. 



