The "Roc" Drawer. Egg of jZEpyornis Maximus in Upper Left-Hand Corner 

 Case X Drawer 10, Main Building 



May, 1906. The foundation of the future M. C. O. collection laid in Seattle, Washing- 

 ton, by W. Leon Dawson. Although this was the third collection formed by this 

 collector, it differed radically from its predecessors in that nests were taken with 

 the eggs. 



November, 1910-February, 1911. Removal of collection to Santa Barbara. Four cubic 

 yards of material handled by Mrs. Etta A. Dawson with loss of only one egg (prob- 

 ably already cracked). 



February, 1912. Housing of collection in fire-proof studio at "Los Colibris", and doub- 

 ling of cabinet capacity. 



January 24, 1916. Incorporation of the Museum of Comparative Oology. 

 January 31, 1916. First Annual Meeting of the Trustees. Solicitation of Ten Thousand 

 Dollar fund authorized. 



February 2, 1916. Meeting of Executive Committee. Subscription launched, and build- 

 ing of "Annex" authorized. (Building completed April 6th). Formal transfer oi 

 Dawson Collection to M. C. O. authorities. The "Foundation" Collection, entered 

 under ninety-five "Accession", or source, titles, occupied at this time eleven cab- 

 inets, 405 cubic feet of space, and numbered some 525 species (A. O. U.), and over 

 5000 eggs. 



March 10, 1916. hirst donation of outside material to new institution, sixty-eight sets 

 of Arizona eggs presented by Frank C. Willard of Tombstone, Arizona. 



March 21-31, 1916. Expedition to Santa Cruz Island by two members of staff. Thirty- 

 three sets of eggs of Santa Cruz Jay taken. 



April 7-21, 1916. Work in San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties by three M. C. O. col- 

 lectors. Nest of Golden Eagle brought in. 



May 14-July 27th. Automobile tour by Director and Assistant Vrooman: San Ardo, 

 Pinnacles, Los Banos, Sonoma County, Lake Co., Humboldt Co., Mt. Shasta, 2500 

 miles. 



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