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Wood Ibis in Indiana. 



Henry D. Minot is Dead. 



Tlie occurrence of tlie Wocxl Iliis in Indiana 

 having been long doubted by many, I am glad 

 to record one specimen taken in tliis state in 

 1S72, which is, I believe, the first record 

 noted. 



'I'lie specimen (which is a partially mumi- 

 hed head only) was in the collection of the late 

 Dr. G. M. Levette, ex-state geologist, and was in 

 a box of odds and ends thought to be worthless. 

 As the late doctor was a very careful and pains- 

 taking scientist I have no doubt about the 

 record being authentic, althougli the faded 

 label only leads Ind., 1872. In the same collec- 



In the fatal collision Avhich took place on 

 the Pemisylvania railroad, near Florence, about 

 7 A. M., on the morning of November 14th, 

 Henry 1). Minot was instantly killed. For 

 some years INIr. Minot has spent a large portion 

 of his time on the rail, in the financial interests 

 of railroading. 



Mr. Minot was best known to the readers of 

 the O. c^: O. as a naturalist, but particularly as 

 the author of " The Land and Game Birds of 

 New England," a work that has stood the test 

 of time, and of which a new edition is now 

 being called for. Mr. Minot also published a 



tion I also found tlie heads of two (2) Scarlet 



Ibis, labelled Ind.. KS70. This is also the first ! "t"e w.nk called -The Diary of a Bird," 



record, I believe, for this bird in this state, 



and although their occurrence is noted at a 



rather late date, it is better late than never. 



'Ilie specimens are now in my collection. 



Fletrher M. Noe. 

 liKliaiiaimlis, Iiid. 



Notes by the Way. 



which is very interesting and full of humanity, 

 for which the author was noted. He also 

 wrote many articles which were published in 

 jjapers not ornithological, but he was of such a 

 modest, unobtrusive nature that even I did not 

 learn of all liis doings in natural science. He 

 did inform me some time ago that when he 

 wrote and jjublished " The Land and Game 

 Birds" he was but a boy — I believe luider 

 sixteen when it w'as sent out to the world. 

 Several of our subscribers have recently; It is perhaps eleven years since he • was 

 written to know if we would exchange back tlrawn to the writer; I know not why, unless it 

 volumes of the <). & O. for specimens. We was the humane tone which was manifested in 

 have them on hand and will exchange them the O. * O., and with which he was in deep 

 for any tirst-class specimens of natural history sympathy. He was an ardent admirer of the 

 that we can use. Do not hesitate to send in gieat Alexander Wilson, and his desire was to 

 a list of what you have. The back volumes possess all of the Wilson material that he could, 

 form a valuable addition to the library of our and when he again found leisure lie intended 

 American naturalist. The amount of infor- to devote one or more rooms to the work as a 



mation thev contain is invaluable. 



A unique addition to our collectit)n of photi 

 !,iai)lis is one that the postman just hands us 



literary and art museum, with the intention of 

 writing a life of Wilson that would finally do 

 him justice. The last time I saAV him was 

 during a hurried visit to his native city, when 



from Texas. The inscription is, "Bunch of on November 2d he left his friends long enough 

 oranges raised in Jefferson Co., Texas. Com- i to visit the home of the writer in Dorchester, 

 pliments of Jas. H. Kachford." Mr. Each ford I when some two hours were spent in rapidly 

 writes: There are nineteen oranges in this examining tdd MSS.. drawings, etc., which had 

 bunch (here our mouth waters); the smallest been the property of Wilson, Audubon, Bach- 

 measures eleven inches around (we mentally man, Nuttall and others. This was a great 

 calculate the chances of getting outside of treat to him and he was to have been the pos- 

 thein at one sitting). He adds: This country sessor of the collection as soon as the transfer 

 is especially adapted to the raising of fruit and could have been properly made, 

 that Beaumont is one of the finest cities in the Mr. Minot was about thirty-one years old, 

 state (as we read, soft strains of " What must it with a healthy cimiplexion and rosy cheeks. I 

 be to betliere'" float into our windows from bttle thought, as I bade him good-by from the 

 a passing band of Salvationists, and we shout high piazza and directed him to the electric 

 amen I). Mr. Kachford is interested in the car station, that Boston was to be so cruelly 

 growth and improvement of the section, and is robbed of one of its brightest ornaments in so 

 ready to give any information to parties who ; short a space of time. Jon. M. Wade. 



desire it. ' Dorchester, Nov. 17. ls!>o. 



