THE OOLOGIST 95 
SAMUEL B. LADD. 
The older cologists will recognize 
this name at a glance. During the 
late ’80’s and nearly all of the ’90’s Mr. 
Ladd and Mr, Thomas H. Jackson, 
both of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 
were very prominent in the Oological 
world. 
Our old friend Jackson is still at it; 
but Mr. Ladd has drifted away from 
the hobby of early youth and but re- 
cently Ye Editor has come into the 
possession of the entire collection of 
Nerth American birds eggs owned by 
Mr. Ladd, including therein in all 
probability, some of the more exten- 
sive and finest series of North Ameri- 
can Warblers eggs in existence. 
For many years Mr. Ladd, Mr. Jack- 
son and J. P. Norris of Philadelphia, 
were known to egg collectors through- 
out the United States as being special- 
ly interested in the warbler family, 
and they all accumulated not only 
large, but especially well selected ser- 
ies of the eggs of these minute birds. 
The securing of this collection is 
indeed a prize for our cabinet. Mr. 
Ladd says in his final conimunication 
relating to this transaction: 
“Mr. Barnes, I desire especially to 
thank you for your exceedingly prompt 
and liberal settlement of this matter.” 
We may say for Mr. Ladd that, 
though we have unpacked and check- 
ed up a good many collections of 
North American birds eggs, he is by 
far the most careful packer of speci- 
mens of this character with whom we 
have come in contact. Though the out- 
side case containing this collection 
was badly rent, smashed and split by 
the very careful(?) usage it received 
in expressage, yet there was but one 
single egg of the entire lot that was 
broken; something very unusual. 
Though, of course, there were a num- 
ber of sets, as there always are on 
such deals, as this, that failed to 
check up with the data, all of which 
was ho fault of Mr. Ladd. 
We hate to lose him from our ranks 
and have no doubt that anything he 
undertakes will be pursued in the 
same careful, painstaking manner that 
will ultimately make for success. 
American Bird Banding Association. 
On December 8, 1909, there was or- 
ganized in New York City, The Am- 
erican Bird Banding Association, the 
object of which is “the banding of 
wild birds and recording of accurate 
data on their movements.” 
The formation of this society was 
the- outgrowth of a movement which 
was started in 1908 by a committee 
of the New Haven Bird Club, having 
in mind the study of the movements 
and migrations of wild birds by means 
of metal bands which should be at- 
tached to their legs. These birds 
bear an address and a serial number, 
and in anscription reading ‘Notify 
The Auk, New York.” When a bird 
is banded, a record is made of the 
number of the band and the species of 
the bird on which it is used, as well 
as the date and place of banding. 
Should this bird ever fall into any- 
one’s hands, it is hoped that as a re- 
sult of the inscription on the band, a 
notification of the finding will be sent 
to The Auk together with a record of 
the number. In this way it is suppos- 
ed accurate data may be obtained of 
the movement of the individual birds, 
a thing which is not possible by the 
ordinary methods of the migration 
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FROM MINNESOTA, 
Minnesota is Popular Summer and 
Winter resort for 316 Species. 
Minnesota has 316 species of birds, 
out of which eighteen are classed un- 
der the ‘accidentals and rare,” was 
