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enthusiastic bird student and had advanced rapidly in his 

 studies, bidding fair to become an ornithologist of note. 

 He will be much missed by his many friends. 



Mr. William Brewster, one of our most noted ornithol- 

 ogists, passed away last July. Although Mr. Brewster 

 had never been a member of the Bird Class, he was a con- 

 stant subscriber to Records, thus showing his interest in 

 the work done by the class. He had been a friend of the 

 editor for more than fifty years, almost from the begin- 

 ning of his ornithological career. The several memoirs 

 written of him testify to his worth, and how greatly he 

 will be missed both as a nature lover and a friend. 



Notes on Some Remarkable Birds. 



By Charles J. Maynard. 



(continued fkom page 57.) 



Even while nesting, they are very shy, 

 and whenever a rookery is approached, all 

 the birds rise, circle about in confusion for 

 a short time, then retreat for a few hundred 

 yards and settle down in a compact body on 

 the water, nor will they return until they 

 are sure that the intruder has departed. T 

 found the newly deposited eggs of the Flori- 

 da Cormorant on the Florida Keys about the 



