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superior to jealousy, prejudice and worldliness, and to all consid- 

 erations of selfish policy, that he never seemed to suspect their pos- 

 sible existence in others. Trustful, sympathetic, true of heart, 

 honest of purpose, intensely loyal in his friendships, generous and 

 charitable in his relations with all men, he lived a brave, unselfish 

 and useful life, and at its close met death with perfect fortitude and 

 serenity. 



The following list of notes and papers written by Dr. Merrill is 

 probably far from complete but is believed to include nearly if not 

 quite all the titles of his contribution to the literature of Ornithology 

 and Mammalogy. 



1. Notes on Texan Birds. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. I, Sept. 1876, 

 pp. 88, 89. 



2. A Humming Bird new to the Fauna of the United States. Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. II, Jan. 1877, p. 26. 



3. Notes on Moloihrus ceneus Wagl. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. II, Oct. 

 1877, pp. 85-87. 



4. Occurrence of the Western Nonpariel and Berlandier's Wren at Fort 

 Brown, Texas. (These records are given over J. A. Allen's signature 

 in the form of a literal quotation from a letter written to him by Dr. 

 Merrill.) Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. II, Oct. 1877, pp. 109, 110. 



5. Occurrence of Myiarchus crinitus var. erythrocercus, Sclat., at Fort 

 Brown, Texas. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. Ill, April, 1878, pp. 99, 

 100. 



6. The Buteo Albi-Caudalis. (Misprint for albicaudatus, the note 

 relating to a specimen taken near Fort Brown, Texas). Forest and 

 Stream, Vol. X, no. 23, July 11, 1878, p. 443. 



7. Notes on the Ornithology of Southern Texas, being a List of Birds 

 observed in the Vicinity of Fort Brown, Texas, from February, 1876, 

 to June, 1878. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. I, 1878. pp. 118-173. 



8. Maynard's Birds of Florida [review]. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. 

 IV, April, 1879, pp. 114, 115. 



9. On the Habits of the Rocky Mountain Goat [being a literal transcript 

 in full of a letter written by Dr. Merrill to Professor Baird]. Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., Vol. II, 1880, pp. 283, 284. 



10. Notes on the Winter Plumage of Leucosticte tephrocotis Sw., and L. 

 tephrocotis var. littoralis Bd. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club. Vol. V, April, 

 1880, pp. 75-77. 



11. Nesting Habits of the Canada Goose (Bernicla canadensis). Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VIII, April 1883, pp. 124, 125. 



12. Republication in 'The Auk' of Descriptions of New North American 

 Birds — A Suggestion. Auk, Vol. II, Oct. 1885, p. 389. 



