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cific coast, living a very adventurous life with Indians, trappers and fish- 

 ermen, while he travelled the wild shores of British Columbia and Wash- 

 ington State. It was during this trip that he obtained the first speci- 

 ments of a new bird, which was later named in his honor, the Forbush 

 Sparrow. 



A few years later, in 1893, his work received recognition by the Com- 

 monwealth of Massachusetts and he was appointed Ornithologist to the 

 Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. His early reports on the 

 value of birds to agriculture and forestry led to increased appreciation, 

 and in 1908 he was appointed to the newly created position of State Orni- 

 thologist. With the reorganization of the State Departments in 1921, he 

 became the first Director of the Division of Ornithology of the Massa- 

 chusetts Department of Agriculture. 



A great deal of Mr. Forbush's time has been given to field work and to 

 research in the realm of economic ornithology, and he has delivered many 

 lectures and written many papers on this subject, as well as on bird pro- 

 tection. In addition to being a Fellow of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union, he is a life member of the Worcester Natural History Society, a 

 founder and for many years president of the Massachusetts Audubon So- 

 ciety, Field Agent of the National Association of Audubon Societies, and 

 a Member of the Advisory Board on the Migratory Bird Treaty between 

 the United States and Canada, as well as holding office in other societies 

 for wild life protection. 



His first important publication was a monograph on the Gypsy Moth, 

 in collaboration with Prof. Charles H. Fernald, published in 1896, when 

 he was Field Director of Moth Suppression work under the Board of Agri- 

 culture. In 1905 the Board was authorized to publish a report on the 

 birds of the State "economically considered," and Mr. Forbush's resultant 

 book, — "Useful Birds and Their Protection," has become a classic in its 

 field, and is still in demand twenty years later. In 1912 another state 

 publication "Game Birds, Wild-Fowl and Shore Birds," appeared and 

 was equally successful. And in 1925 the first volume of Mr. Forbush's 

 masterpiece, the culmination of many years of study, "The Birds of Mas- 

 sachusetts and other New England States," made its appearance before 

 an appreciative public. The entire edition was exhausted a few months 

 after publication, and there is a constant and very urgent demand for 

 another edition, especially since the appearance of the second volume of 

 the work. The third and final volume is now well under way and its pub- 

 lication is eagerly awaited. 



In addition to these books, Mr. Forbush has written smaller volumes 

 on "The Utility of Birds," "The Domestic Cat," "The Natural Enemies 

 of Birds," and also a host of papers on various phases of bird study and 

 protection. His essays on economic ornithology are recognized as authori- 

 tative, and are in constant consultation both in this country and abroad, 

 as shown by the frequency with which his work is quoted. 



Although Mr. Forbush is already widely known through his writings 

 and lectures, it is as a scientific worker along original lines of investiga- 

 tion in economic ornithology that his right to fame, in the last analysis, 

 will rest. It is for his achievements in this line that the Commissioner 

 and the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture 

 have awarded him a Gold Medal. 



Pauline Jefferies, Orange, Mass. 

 Success 171 Girls' Club Work 

 Miss Pauline Jefferies started club work in 1920 at the age of ten 

 years. Her first year's work was good, but gave no indication of her 

 subsequent success. She had, however, the proper qualifications: a love 

 for canning, enthusiasm, and a determination to work. During her 

 second year she was given honorable mention in the county. She always 

 took advantage of every opportunity to learn, attending demonstrations 



