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Museum of Natural History in New
York city. of which he Is assistant e,lra-
tor. gave an interesting account of his
trip when interviewed by member of
The Reformer staff. This was Prof.
Cherries 29th trip to South America, the
first one being made in 1887. he brought
back 1900 skins of birds, representing
about 600 species, to add to the already
large collection in the museitm.
For the benefit of those who may not
be aware of Prof. Cherries wide activi-
ties in this line of work his biography as
given in Who's Who in New England is
published herewith:
'sCherrie, George kruck, field natural
ist; born Knoxville, Ia, Aug. p, 1865;
son Of Martin and Agnes breckenridge
lherrie; educated Knoxville. Ia. and
state agricultural college, lSS04; married
Stella NJ. Bruere of Knoxville, Ia, Dec.
|, 1895. Assistant taxidermist L. s. Ma
tional Museum 1888, accepting position
in the American Museum, New York, a
few months later; appointed taxidermist
and curator of birds, mammals and rep
tiles. National Museum. Costa Riea, 1889 /;
assistant curator ornithology, in charge
of department, Field Museum OF Natural
| History, Chicago. lS94-7; conducted ex-
plorations in Valley of the Orinoeo for
Lord Rothschild, 1912; ornithological
| explorations for Tring Museum in French
Guiana. 1923; explorations in Trinidad
and Valley of 0rinoco for Brooklyn In
stitute Museum, 1905 and 1907; curator
1 ornithology and mammalogy, Brooklyn
| Institute of Arts and Sciences, lS9a-H
member American Museum expedition t.
Colombia, S. A., valley of the Afagdaiens
river and the high interior, 1913; repre-
sented the American Museum OF Natura
History on the Roosevelt expedition
through South America, 1894. Home
Newfane, Vt"
: On his last trip Prof Cherrie wen
alone, except that he hired assistants ii
South America The specimens which h
took were secured by shooting, very fin
) shot being used for this purpose 50, a
| not to tear the skins. The specimen
varied in size, but the average size wa
i about that of the robin as seen in thi
: locality. In most instances only the ski
: and plumage were kept, but in fey
cases the entire specimen was preserve
. in alcohol so that its anatomy might b
f studied
il Prof Cherrie left New York July
g going by rail to Washington and Ne,
c Orleans, thence by boat to the Isthmus c
Panama. On the return he sailed fror
the island of Curacao Feb. 10 by way c
Porto Rico, reaching New York Feb. i
On his outward trip he made a shor
8 stay on the Isthmus, visiting sewers
points on the coast of Colombia, ineluC
ing Cartegena and Baranquilla, goir
}. thence into Venezuela, where headqual
s ters were established in Caracas. Then'
t Ehc visited points along the coast fro
l. La Guaira westward and northward
l. Peurto Cabello, thence north along Il
r coast to the extreme northern point !
$ the Paraguana peninsula.
The territory covered was OF partieuii
Interest to the museum authorities. ina
Is much as previously no systematic 20
es logical work has been carried on in tn
to region. Large collections of birds ~
A. other specimens previously had been ma
Or in the region to the westward in Color
IS bia and an equally large collection h
"a been brought together from points to {
40 eastward. near the mouth of the Orino
n river. British Guiana and Trinidad.
no the collections on the present trip fill
the gap between those two areas.
Prof Cherrie first devoted about thr