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and many more besides; while in several instances, without regard to extent of range, they have conferred, or confirmed, restrictively local designations-Virginia rail, Maryland yellow-throat, Cape May warbler, Louisiana water-thrush, Carolina wren, and so on. Some of the names they have sealed are admirable-bobolink, for example, and chickadee, grackle, chebec, and willet. On the other hand, they have adopted specific terms so silly as prothonotary, so pedantic as pileated, pectoral, and parula; genera they have defined as vireo, gallinule, and phalarope, also as dowitcher (a corruption of deutsch), and as junco (Spanish for reed); and one unfortunate bird they have insulted by calling it, in German and Greek, a pomarine jaeger. These names (to describe all of them as English is an outrage) appear in the 'checklist' already mentioned; but, although they may give satisfaction in the United States, there is no reason why they should be copied elsewhere, even for the sake of uniformity.

It is high time to establish, for choice in Ottawa, an Ornithological Board, officially recognized and composed not exclusively of scientists. Charged with the duty of assigning names, English and French, to the Birds of Canada, it would need to possess, collectively, not only technical knowledge, but common sense, literary taste, and the saving sense of humour.

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Queen's Quarterly.

VOL. XXX

April, May, June, 1923

No. 4

ANDREW DRUMMOND.

T is a right and fitting thing to honour the memory of those who have shown the capacity and the will to do something beyond 'the trivial round, the common task', who have had a vision beyond ordinary men, and have made sacrifices in order that their dreams might come true. Such men are the nerve of human progress, and it is due to ourselves no less than to them that we should record their qualities whether shown in conspicuous positions where the world sees all they do, or in quiet surroundings where their real worth is seen. only by the discriminating eye.

And so it is right that the death of Dr. Andrew T. Drummond should not pass unnoticed, and, least of all, in his old University. If industry, energy, learning and sound judgement applied without ceasing to worthy ends throughout a long life, made up a good record then Andrew Drummond's record is good. His father had been Honorary Treasurer of the College for some years, and Andrew entered Queen's in 1857, aged 14. He always had a good place among his fellow students, two of whom were later Principal Ross, of Queen's, and Professor Hart, of Winnipeg. The qualities which stayed with him for life were then in full exercise. B.A. 1860, LL.B. 1863, LL.D. 1900. He was recognized by his Alma Mater as worthy of her highest degree by reason of his many literary services up to that date, and his literary activities continued to the day of his death.

He had many of the qualities which go to make the successful lawyer; but he left the Bar after a short time in practice, mainly because of his deafness, which was always a handicap. He had a wider knowledge of law than most lawyers, by his intensely laborious reading, and in 1865, when

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