N N I July 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



Hkrbsrt Brown, who was ejected as associate member of the Amer- 

 ican Ornithologists' Union in 18S5 and a member in L901, diedal Tucson, 

 \ M . \ 12,1913 At the time of his death Mr. Brown was 65 years 



old, having been born in Winchester, Virginia, March 6, 1848. He was 

 - married and leaves • widow and one son. 

 In 1S7;> he located in Tucson where he made his homo throughout most 

 of the remaining part of Ins life. In 1888 the writer lived a few months in 

 son and soon after his arrival became acquainted with Mr. Brown and 

 found in him a most interesting companion and a congenial friend. La 

 soon as he learned that I was an ornithologist he expressed the greatest 

 pleasure saying that for years he had been keenly interested in birds but 

 did not know how to identify thotn nor how to make skins. He soon 

 learned to prepare excellent specimens anil since that time continued his 

 ornil - with much enthusiasm whenever possible. Ulti- 



mately he came to know Ariiona birds very well. He was curator of the 

 museum of the Uni\ rsity o \ ona from its foundation, and his collec- 

 tions in various branches of natural history were donated to this institution. 

 He always took an active interest in scientific work and cordially welcomed 

 ntifie workers who visited Tucson. As a consequence ho made many 

 warm friends among scientific as well as eon-scientific men who w ill tool his 

 death as a personal loss 



For some years after his arrival in Tucson ho had many adventurous 



- specially during prospecting trips in the desert mountains of 



\ and northern Sonora. During this time ho had several narrow 



as apes from Apache Indians and from death by thirst on the waterless 



desert plains of that tvgion. 



after we became friends ho told mo about a kind of "Bob-white" 

 quail ho had often seen on the grassy plains south of Tucson, near the Son- 

 ora hordor. and my interest in the subject lod him to secure and send to 

 ,'.\..\ the first specimen ever collected of the bird afterwards 

 las s rid 



ir years 1 - onnected with newspapers in . 



as reporter, oditor - - ono of the host known and most 



highly respected members of the community. At the time of his death ho 

 w - President vM* the Audubon S V ona. and Clerk of the Superior 



County. — E W N 



Thb stud} I songs is g) that has failed 



to receive the attention that s - ;t least has failed to advance 



g true scientific lines r due in part to the rather surprising 



attitude of most loading ornithologists toward the method employed in 



ding bird song. i. o. the musical notation. Otto ornithol . - - 



