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cellent success in its work, thousands of specimens having been trans- 

 mitted to Washington. The exploration of Deatii Valley proper having 

 been completed the work has been extended to neighboring points, Dr. 

 Merriam himself making an extended reconnoissance across Arizona, 

 southern Utah and Nevada. The party has recently been joined hy Mr. 

 Basil H. Dutcher of New York City. 



In the January ' Auk'(p. i23)reference was made to a proposed investiga- 

 tion of the North American forms of the genus Cc/«^/e.<t, by Mr. J. A. Allen. 

 It is Mr. Allen's intention to begin his study of the group at once, and to 

 present the results in a paper to be read before the next Congress of the 

 A. O. U. Considerable inaterial has been received and much more offered. 

 The purpose of the present note is to inform those who are willing to send 

 inaterial that its prompt transmission will now be considered a great 

 favor. As stated in the former notice, large series of specimens from the 

 Plains westward to the Pacific, and from Manitoba and British Columbia 

 southward into .Mexico are especially desired.. Specimens taken in the 

 breeding season are especially solicited, although examples taken at any 

 season cannot fail to be of service. The packages should be addressed to 

 the care of the American Museum of Natural History, 77th St. and 8th 

 Avenue, New York City. 



In December, 18S7, as the i-eaders of 'The Auk' will remember (see 

 Auk, IV, p. 359, V, pp. 123, 221, 336, 448), a movenient for the erection of a 

 monument to John James Audubon in Trinity Cemetery, New York City, 

 was organized under the lead of a committee of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences of which Professor Thomas Egleston was Chairman and Dr. 

 N. L. Britton Secretary and Treasurer. It was estimated that a suitable 

 monument would cost from $6,cxx) to $10,000. Appeals were made, through 

 circulars and otherwise, to the scien-tific men of America and elsewhere, 

 and especially to ornithologists, for contributions to the fund. While a 

 few contributed promptly and liberally, there was on the whole a sur- 

 prising and discouraging lack of interest in the matter, and for three 

 years the prospect of realizing the plans of the Committee were far from 

 hopeful. As a last resort, a direct appeal was made by the Chairman to 

 some of the wealthy citizens of New York City; many subscriptions 

 ranging from $25 to $100 each, were immediately sent in response, be- 

 sides a much larger number ranging from $5 to $15 each. The total 

 amount raised up to the middle of June of the piesent year is very nearly 

 $7,000, only about $3,000 remaining to complete the sum of $10,000. It 

 is to be hoped that the many ornithologists who, through doubt of the 

 feasibility of the movement or for other reasons have hitherto failed to 

 respond, will now promptly aid in completing the now comparatively 

 small amount lacking of the sum needed. Contributions may be sent to 

 Mr. William Dutcher (525 Manhattan Ave., New York City), Treasurer 

 of the A. O. U. Audubon Monument Committee, or to Professor N. L. 

 Britton (Columbia College, New York City), Treasurer of the New York 

 Academy Committee. 



