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OBITUARY 
Mrs. Margaret Morse Nice (18838- 
1974), ornithologist, died on 26 
June 1974 at the age of 90 at her 
Chicago home. She was the author 
of several books and more than 200 
articles on birds in scientific jour- 
nals and was best known for her 
careful studies of Song Sparrows 
published in two volumes by The 
Linnaean Society of New York. 
She had been President of the 
Wilson Ornithological Society and 
Chicago Ornithological Society and 
Associate Editor of the Wilson Bul- 
letin and Bird Banding. In 1942 
the American Ornithologist’s Un- 
ion awarded her the Brewster 
Medal for “the most important 
work published on birds of the 
western hemisphere during the 
last six years,” 
Those who knew her will really 
miss her. —Editor 
BEESSHORS Gis 
Add to growing list of natural resources shortages—bees! And if 
you think they are among items you can easily get along without 
in your lifestyle, consider this: reports from throughout the world 
indicate many crops failing because of dramatic drop in bee pop- 
ulation. West Germany’s apple harvest this year was down 40 
percent because there weren’t enough bees to fertillize the blossoms. 
A midwwest pickle grower had to rent beehives from apiaries to 
fertilize his cucumber crop. The reasons, according to agriculture 
and environmental experts, include: over-use, improper use of 
pesticides, which cause high bee mortality, which in turn discourage 
bee raisers and sends them packing out of the business, which then 
further reduces numbers of bee colonies, which thus reduces their 
own feeding grounds since unpollinated flowers don’t reproduce, 
which ... ad infinitum; and (2) increased urbanization, which 
further reduces bee nector areas. 
—Illinois Department of Conservation NEWS 
