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There are also among the public collections, those of Brown 

 University at Providence, Rhode Island College of Agriculture 

 and Mechanic Arts at Kingston, Franklin Society at Providence, 

 Newport Natural History Society at Newport. Each of these 

 contain rare birds taken within the State. Among the private 

 collections, those of Mr. H. S. Hathaway of Cranston, Mr. Edward 

 Sturtevant of Newport, Mr. J. M. Stainton of Providence, Mr. 

 Harry A. Cash of Pawtucket, Mr. Walter Angell of North Provi- 

 dence, and the oological collection of Mr. B. La Farge of Newport, 

 Mr. F. E. Newbury of Providence, and Mr. C. E. Doe of Provi- 

 dence are deserving of mention. The State of Rhode Island is 

 much richer in collectors than in observers, although this is to be 

 lamented, yet the records we have are most of them substantiated 

 by the existence of specimens. 



