THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
In 1890 commenced his great work “ Index Animaliumand published the first volume 
(for 1758-1800) in 1902. Has patiently laboured since on the compilation and editing 
of Volume Two (1801-1850), which is now being published by the Trustees of the British 
Museum. 
During all these years Sherbom has written many papers of bibliographic importance 
to nomenclature in the various works he indexed, and his voluminous manuscript notes 
were utilized by B. B. Woodward in his wonderful “Catalogue of the Library of the British 
Museum (Natural History)” (1903—1915). 
Despite these labours Sherbom has found time to collect material for and to publish 
“ A History of the Family of Sherborn 99 (1901) and “ A Sketch of the Life and Work of 
Charles William Sherborn” (1912). 
He is an authority on Printed Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Coins, Antiquities and 
Stamps, and has written many papers connected with these subjects. 
A breakdown in 1897-8 robbed him of eighteen months’ work and left him with 
cataract in both eyes, but fortunately they have held good and, now his work is well in 
hand, we hope they will serve him to the end. 
Sherborn is an Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, an Associate of 
the Linnean Society of London, and an Honorary Life Fellow of the Metropolitan Museum 
of New York. 
CHARLES WALLACE RICHMOND. 
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, December 31st, 1868, at 7.30 p.m. Eldest son of Edward 
Leslie and Josephine Ellen (nee Henry) Richmond. 
Nothing notable happened to him until he was seven or eight years old, when he joined 
a small-boy swimming party to Lake Michigan, less than half a mile from his home. In 
passing through an open field with a solitary tree in it, one of the boys remarked: " I am 
going to get that Kingbird’s nest,” and Richmond remained behind to see what a Kingbird’s 
nest resembled. So far as he can recall, his attention had never been directed to birds, 
nests or eggs, but this casual remark sealed his fate. When the boy descended from the 
tree with the nest and three fresh eggs—the most beautiful objects Richmond had ever 
seen—he then and there resolved to collect birds’ eggs. The boy removed a pin from 
his clothing, punched a hole in each end of the eggs and blew them, thus furnishing all 
the information needed by a beginner. From that time Richmond lived and dreamed 
birds eggs. In the winter time, he and his brother hid birds’ nests about the house, and 
spent much time in “ discovering ” them and their precious contents. 
His mother died early in 1880, and his father removed to Washington later in the 
same year, to take a government position. The four children followed in August of 1881. 
By that time their father had remarried, and they found a step-mother, step-brother, and 
step-sister to welcome them. In a few years the family accumulated more dividends, 
amounting to five half-brothers, two of whom, twins, died in infancy. The growing family 
called for additional support, and as the eldest child, Richmond, then about thirteen years 
old, was soon taken from school to help the family exchequer. (Parenthetically, it may 
be added that he had already started upon a self-supporting basis. When his father went 
to Washington, Richmond took a job to help unload schooners bearing tan-bark for 
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