634 Notes and New,. [^ 



Daniel Webster Prentiss, 1843-1899. 



Washington, D. C. — Glenwood Cemetery, Sec. 4, Lot 6. 

 Henry Augustus Purdie, 1840-1911. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Lot 1484, Mimosa Path. 

 William Le Grange Ralph, 1851-1907. 



Utica, N. Y. — Forest Hill Cemetery. 

 Thomas Say, 1787-1834. 



New Harmony, Ind. — Main St. (in rear of house in which he died). 

 John Kirk Townsend, 1809-1851. 



Washington, D. C. — Congressional Cemetery, Range 34, Site 201. 

 Bradford Torrey, 1843-1912. 



South Weymouth, Mass. 

 Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — Old Swedes' (Gloria Dei) Churchyard. 



T. S. Palmer. 



Complete Sets of 'The Auk.' — A recent survey made by the Secre- 

 tary indicates that complete sets of 'The Auk,' including the two general 

 indexes, are comparatively rare and are becoming more valuable year by 

 year. While there is no complete list of such sets at present available it is 

 probable that the total number does not exceed 150 and the total of those 

 actually located falls considerably below this figure. Nearly half of those 

 now known are in public libraries and nearly 25 per cent of those in private 

 libraries are in Washington, D. C. As time goes on the number in public 

 libraries will increase and the number of private sets will tend to decrease. 

 During recent years several sets have been destroyed by fire, at least two 

 having been burned in the San Francisco fire of 1906 and another in the 

 fire in the library of Wellesley College a few years ago. Members will do 

 well to look over their sets and secure any missing volumes while still 

 obtainable. Owners of complete sets who have not already done so are 

 requested to communicate with the Secretary in order that the record of 

 such sets may be made as accurate as possible. — T. S. P. 



Mr. Robert Cushman Murphy, of the Brooklyn Museum, sailed on 

 August 23 for Peru, where he will be engaged for several months in mak- 

 ing investigations of the birds of the coastal islands. Moving pictures will 

 be made of some of the great colonies of Pelicans, Cormorants, and other 

 sea birds of that region. 



Lieut. Ernest G. Holt left in July for Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he 

 expects to be located during the next three years. He will be engaged in 

 private business but will devote his spare time to collecting and studying 

 birds and mammals. 



The Smithsonian African Expedition, which will cross the continent 

 from south to north, following the Cape to Cairo route, reached Cape Town, 



