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4:30 p. m. The following day it again returned about noon, remaining 

 until dusk. As the mountain ash trees were likewise occupied by upwards 

 of a hundred Western Robins, also feeding on the berries, the supply became 

 exhausted and all the birds left. The Waxwing was entirely unsuspicious, 

 allowing me to approach within three feet, and even then showed no signs 

 of alarm, thus giving an exceptional opportunity for observation. 



On February 15, 1911, I noted a flock of about thirty-fiv^ of this species 

 in the southern part of the city, and again on March 8, a flock of upwards 

 of forty. 



124. Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed Vireo. — A rare summer 

 resident, partial to certain localities, in such however its characteristic 

 song can be heard each season. 



125. Regulus calendula grinnelli. Sitka Kinglet. — Regular 

 early spring and late autumn migrant. 



126. Planesticus migratorius migratorius. Robin. — Among the 

 flocks of Western Robins so common during the winter months, occasion- 

 ally are seen individuals undoubtedly of this species. In my collection 

 is a perfectly typical specimen of migratorius taken in this locality.— 

 S. F. Rathbun, Seattle, Wash. 



Professor Whitman's Collection of Pigeons. — Biological investi- 

 gators will be glad to know that the large and valuable collection of pigeons 

 and birds which were the basis of nearly a score of years' work of the late 

 C. O. Whitman are being maintained and kept together. The material 

 upon which Professor Whitman's extensive evolutional and natural history 

 investigations were made will thus be available while his manuscripts and 

 records are being arranged for publication. 



Very abundant material is at hand for a continuance of studies on 

 hybridization, sex, fertility, instinct, etc., more than is now utilized to its 

 full advantage. 



Mrs. Whitman has arranged, as long as it is utilized, to keep together 

 this material, priceless from its history, some of the birds having pedigrees 

 reaching back for a long series of years. The collection has been gathered 

 from all parts of the world, not only through long years which consecration 

 to the work could alone have made possible, but also at great expense of 

 money which could be made use of only through sacrifice. Those who 

 know best what this has been feel that the collection must be kept to be 

 utilized as long as it will serve its purpose. 



It was only in the last months of Professor Whitman's life that facilities 

 for experiments and observation on a much larger scale were secured 

 through the efforts of friends who put at his service the piece of ground 

 adjoining his residence. He at once had built a large number of new cages; 

 and delighted with the prospect of the enlarged opportunities declared 

 that his real work he was just about to begin and that "five years will 

 show." 



