16 THE RAPTORIAL BIRDS OF IOWA 



his supervision, then as funds became available he began to secure 

 representative pieces of work from museum technicians in various 

 institutions. In 1905 he made a trip to British Honduras, bringing 

 back a large collection of birds, insects and shells, and the next year 

 he arranged to send two collectors to the same region, with the 

 result that the collection of British Honduras birds ranks as the 

 third largest in the country. In the large series of Iowa birds the 

 splendid collection of Hawks and Owls forms part of the subject 

 material of this thesis. Dr. Bailey was also building up as com- 

 plete a representation as possible of Iowa mammals, including van- 

 ishing species, and was engaged in writing a book upon the Mam- 

 mals of Iowa. Many other rare and valuable additions to the 

 Museum, both zoological and ethnological were made by the alumni 

 and foreign missionaries with whom Dr. Bailey kept in constant 

 touch, thus forming a link between the college and the religious 

 work of the alumni. It was indeed a world-wide horizon which in- 

 spired all his work. 



At the entrance to the Museum the alumni have placed a bronze 

 tablet with the following inscription : 



THE BERT HEALD BAILEY MUSEUM. 



Named in memory of Bert Heald Bailey, M. S., M. D., 

 Professor of Zoology and Curator of the Museum in Coe 



College, 1900-1917. 



Beloved Teacher, Friend and Counselor, Able Scientist, Stal- 

 wart Christian. 



His memory is enshrined in our hearts and in this, the work 



of his hands. 



CLEMENTINA SPENCER. 



