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entc^rcd into that effective and enthusiastic cooperation 

 which has continued ever since. 



In addition to his departmental work, Dr. Allen edited 

 the Bulletin and the zoological series of the Memoirs from 

 1889 to the end of 1917. And throughout his entire career 

 he has been a prolific waiter, the Hst of his publications (in- 

 cluding those in book form, monographs, etc.) numbering 

 well over 1,500. 



But while he has been such a vital force in the American 

 JVIuseum, his work and influence have not l)een limited to this 

 institution. On coming here, he left behind a fourteen jears' 

 experience as Assistant at the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology in Cambridge — almost a career in itself. This had 

 been preceded by nine years of work as a special student under 

 Agassiz, the first and principal guide and adviser in his in- 

 vestigations. Undoubtedly, in their long years of associa- 

 tion, the spirit of the ''great teacher" entered into and pos- 

 sessed the young man who was to become so illustrious a 

 student, and he, in turn, has been able to pass on the in- 

 spiration to many others. 



From 1876 to 1882, he divided his time between the 

 Agassiz Museum and the United States Geological and Geo- 

 graphical Survey, of which he was a ''special collaborator." 



One of the five incorporators of the first Aubudon Society 

 for the Protection of Birds of New York, founded in 1886, 

 he was also a Founder and Director of the Audubon Society 

 of the State of New York (1897-1912), and a Founder, 

 Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies since 1905, as 

 well as its Second Vice-President from 1908 to 1912. 



