Vo1 ' 1920 CVI1 ] The William Brewster Memorial. 29 



THE WILLIAM BREWSTER MEMORIAL. 



At the regular stated meeting of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union, held in New York City, November 10, 1919, the following 

 communication from friends and co-workers of William Brewster 

 was received and the trust therein described was formally ac- 

 cepted by the Union. [Ed.] 



The undersigned co-workers and friends of William Brewster, 

 in recognition of the great service which for nearly half a century 

 he rendered American ornithology, present to the American 

 Ornithologists' Union, as Trustees, the sum of five thousand 

 dollars to establish the "William Brewster Memorial." 



The income of the Fund shall be used to defray the cost of a 

 gold medal, to be known as the Brewster Memorial Medal, to be 

 awarded every two years to the author of what, in the judgment 

 of the Council of the Union, is the most important work relating, 

 in whole or in part, to the birds of the Western Hemisphere, during 

 the period in question. The remainder of the accrued income of 

 the Fund, after defraying the cost of the medal, shall be given to 

 the recipient of the medal as an honorarium. 



In case the award is made for the joint work of two or more 

 persons, to each of whom credit is due in equal share, a medal shall 

 be given to each of them and the honorarium shall be divided 

 equally between them. 



In case the Council decide that no work has been produced that 

 is of sufficiently high scientific quality to be worthy of award of 

 the medal, the income accrued during the period shall be added to 

 the principal of the Fund. 



In case at any future time it becomes the opinion of two-thirds 

 of the members of the Council of the Union, that an amendment 

 of the terms of this deed of gift would result in the better attain- 

 ment of the fundamental purposes of the Memorial — which are 

 the perpetual honoring of the memory of William Brewster, and 

 the encouragement of study of American birds by the bestowal 

 at intervals of a medal and honorarium as recognition of ornitho- 

 logical research of high scientific quality — such amendment may 



