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the migration committee of the Union, and did considerable- 
work in appointing observers at various points to note the ar- 
rival and departure of the migratory birds. 
Mr. MclIlwraith preserved and mounted many of his speci- 
mens, and he had one of the largest and best private collections 
in Canada. 
Mr. Mcllwraith was a native of Ayr, in Scotland, where 
he was born on Christmas day, 1824. He came to this city in 
1853, so that he lived here nearly half a century. From that 
time until 1871 he was manager of the Gas Works, when he 
went into business, retiring about ten years ago. 
He was of a kindly disposition, and had formed a large cir- 
cle of friends, many of whom are members of this Association, 
who highly value his contributions to the objects, for which it 
exists, viz., to add something to the sum of scientific knowledge. 
