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Developed Early liiterost 



Along thf- shoi-e;^ of Quinry Bay and | 

 thP OharlPH Kivpr Mi-- l''oilni.sh, as early 

 as the agf of six, (lc\ i loi"'cl hl.s first in- 1 

 terost in natmo ami (luUlour life, for he i 

 heaid tlip caU of \ho seas and the woods 

 and wave it preferrn.-c ov<-r the routine 

 Of school work. Ili.s spfi-ial tield of study! 

 was tlie open nature where he began us; 

 a child to tooth i-t,llect and study upeci- 

 mens in his own way, and by tlie age 

 of fourteen he was an aecomplished 

 taxidermist and a good bird artist. His j 

 .skill in these directions had developed 

 to the extent that when about fifteen I 

 yeai-K old he ,1oined tlip Worcester Soeiety 

 of Natural History, and wh.ai sixteen 

 years old lie was appoint.-d euratcir ot 

 ornltholof,'y in its museum and l.ei aine 

 the eustodian of srienlilie c-olleetions and 

 the cirf-'anizer of elas.ses in natural his- 

 toi-y. Later he became president of that 

 society and was made a life member. 



On several occasions as a mere youth 

 .le ventured into the wilds of distant 

 parts of the country. Florida and the 

 Sea! Islands included, and at great perils 

 collected specimens both for the museum 

 and for private collections. He made a 

 field trip to the islands nf the San .Tuan 

 Archipelago. ea:;t ef Vancouver Island, 

 in 1888, and in the same year found a 

 bird hitherto unknown to ornithologi.sts, 

 Which was subsequently named the For- 

 fcush sparrow. 



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