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feet below. Mr. Cahoon was born at Harwich, Mass., September 6, 1863, 

 and for the last seven or eight years has been what may be termed a pro- 

 fessional ornithological collector. Besides collecting extensively on 

 Cape Cod, and at various points on the Massachusetts coast, he passed 

 one season on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and has made various trips to 

 Newfoundland. One of his most important expeditions was a trip to 

 Arizona and Sonora in the interest of Mr. Brewster, where he spent six 

 months, mostly in the remote and dangerous part of the mountain region 

 of Sonora. He returned with a collection of over twelve hundred speci- 

 mens, including representatives of a number of new species and sub- 

 species, several of which Mr. Brewster named in his honor. Mr. Cahoon 

 was widely known among ornithologists, by whom he was greatly re- 

 spected for his energy, industry and skill as a collector and his keenness 

 and intelligence as an observer. The news of his sad ending was a pain- 

 ful shock to his many friends. 



Messrs. H. Y. Benedict and Charles D. Oldright, of the University 

 of Texas, Austin, Texas, are engaged upon a 'Catalogue of the Birds of 

 Texas.' They intend to make it as complete a list as possible of the avi- 

 fauna of this great State. In addition to their own work they are prom- 

 ised the aid of prominent Texan ornithologists. Tiiev will make use 

 also of the published works and papers bearing on the subject. It is 

 their intention to give a brief account of bird distribution in the State, in 

 relation to topographic and climatic condiiions, the State inciudin<^ 

 several very distinct regions. Considering the extent of the area, and 

 the large number of species represented in the State, they find the mate- 

 rial for such a work scanty, and earnestly request the co-operation of all 

 persons who have original and unpublished matter in their possession. 

 The work will close with a bibliography of Texan ornithology. 



On June 6 the whaling steamer 'Kite' sailed from New York for Green- 

 land, having on board two exploring parties, bound respectively for North 

 and West Greenland. The first of these parties, under command of 

 Lieut. Peary, will land at Whale Sound, latitude 77° 30' north near 

 which they will pass the remainder of the present season, exploring 

 the immediate region and laying in a winter's suppiv of meat. Early in 

 the spring tiie party set out for the exploration of North Greenland. Mr 

 Langdon Gibson, of Flushing, Long Island, an Associate Member of the 

 A. O. U., accompanies the expedition as ornithologist. The West Green- 

 land party, under Prof. A. Heilprin, will be accompanied by Prof. W E 

 Hughes as ornitiiologist. This party, working southward from Whale 

 Sound to Upernavik or Disco Bay and Godhaven, will return early in 

 September. 



The Death Valley Biological Expedition, under Dr. C. Hart Merriam. 

 mentioned in the January number of 'The Auk' (p. 122), has met with ex- 



