THE OOLOGIST 27(> 107 
No, 63. 
Charles K. Worthen’s Collections. 
Some time since, Oologist volume 
26, page 126, we advised our readers 
of the death of Charles K. Worthen, 
the well-known scientist of Warsaw, 
Illinois. His going took from us the 
last of the large dealers in scientifical- 
ly prepared bird skins and eggs, num- 
bering as he did, museums throughout 
the world as his customers, and being 
in contact with collectors of rarer ma- 
terial in all parts of the globe. He 
was a medium through which nearly 
all public institutions acquired much 
of their material; and above all, his 
rank and standing for absolute integ- 
rity as well as scientific authenticity 
was without a rival. 
At the time of his death, he left a 
stock of something like seven thous- 
Set Black Vulture’s eggs with runt. 
—Photo by O. E. Baynard 
and bird skins, including well rounded 
series of many of the rarer varieties, 
such as Swallow-tailed Hawk, Yel- 
low and Black Rail, Carolina Paraquet, 
Passenger Pigeon and the like, all of 
which are practically unobtainable at 
this time. For some reason unknown 
to us these were sold to New York par- 
ties at a ridiculously low price, with- 
out an opportunity being 
knowledge brought home to the gen- 
eral collectors throughout the country 
of the coming disposition of this rare 
accumulation. 
given or 
Mr. Worthen’s stock of North Amer- 
ican birds eggs and nests has been on 
the market since his death, and has 
but recently become the property of 
the Editor of THE OOLOGIST. 
