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THE OOLOGIST. 



From the two sets both being white 

 one would infer that when a bird once 

 lays albino eggs, she continues to do 

 so, at least throughout the season, if not 

 every year. 



D. F. Hall, 

 Creston, Iowa. 



A- Mowtray Semple. 



A. Mowbray Semple was born near 

 Poynette, Wis., in 1872 and from early 

 childhood possessed a lo^e for nature 

 and nature's beauties. 



He attended the local schools and 

 later the Poynette Biblical Academy 

 from which he graduated in 1894 with 

 high honors, and after which he at- 

 tended Rush Medical College in Chica- 

 go, 111., with intentions of perfecting 

 his education and becoming a medical 

 missionary and for which he had rare 

 qualifications. 



He was a natural artist with cray- 

 on and pencil and in his lectures at the 

 Chinese missions in his home city, he 

 very ably illustrated what he called his 

 "Chalk Talks," in this way, doing 

 much good work in the conversion of 

 the Chinamen to the Christian faith. 



He was deeply interested in Ornithol- 

 ogy, Oology, Botany and Photography 

 and occasionally contributed well writ- 

 ten and valuable papers to The Oolo- 

 GiST and other kindred magazines. 



He was a member of "The Wilson 

 Ornithological Chapter" of the A. A. 

 and one of the organizers of the Oolo- 

 gists' Association. 



He took sick with pneumonia on 

 April 23d last and after an illnes of nine 

 days peacefully passed away on May 

 1st. 



The Oologists' Association passed the 

 following resolutions: 



Whekeas, It has pleased the Al- 

 mighty to summon unto His presence 

 our late brother, A. Mowbray Semple, 

 and 



Whereas, It is but fitting that a jusfc 

 recognition of his work in the advance- 

 ment of Natural Science should be had; 

 therefore, be it 



Resolved, By the Oologists' Associa- 

 tion, that while we humbly bow in sub- 

 mission to the will of the Almighty, we 

 do not the less mourn the loss of our 

 deceased brother and co-worker, and 



Resolved, That in the death of the 

 said brother, A. Mowbray Semple, the 

 Oologists' Association laments the loss 

 of one of the organizers and charter 

 members of this association, whose 

 active mind was ever looking to the 

 advancement and welfare of this assoc- 

 iation, and 



Resolved, That the Oologists' Associa- 

 tion tender to the relatives of our de- 

 ceased brother, our sincere and heart- 

 felt sympathy in their late bereavment, 

 and 



Resolved, That these resolutions be 

 placed on tile with the secretary of this 

 association and a copy be transmitted 

 to the family of our deceased brother 

 and a copy hereof be sent to the OoLO- 

 GiST for publication. 

 Signed, 



Is AD OK S. Trostler, Pres., 



Edmund Van Winkle, Vice-Pres., 



Will E. Snyder, Treas., 



H. W Kerr, Sec, 



Jos. A. Dickinson, Ex-Com., 



Executive Committee. 



The Ring-necked Mongolian Pheasant. 



Phasianus torguatus. 



This variety of Pheasant, a native of 

 China and Japan, was introduced in 

 Oregon by Hon. O. N. Denney, then 

 consul general to Shanghai, in 1881, 

 and a second importation in 1882. 



Several other varieties were intro- 

 duced at the same time, but the Ring- 

 neck only has prospered and he is now 

 very much in evidence. He is a game 

 bird par excellence, in more senses than 

 one; and the "shootist" loves him. With 

 the farmer it is not quite so. A few ex- 



