. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. JAMES HENRY FLEMING 1872-1940 James Henry Fleming, Honor- ary Curator, Division of Birds, Royal Ontario Museum of Zoolo- gy, died at his home in Toronto on June 27, 1940. Mr. Fleming was a well-known figure in world- wide ornithological affairs. He had acted as Canadian repre- sentative at several International Ornithological Congresses in Europe and had served three years as President of the American Ornithologists' Union (1932-5). In 1927 Mr. Fleming consented to act as an adviser to our Museum and was duly appointed an Honor- ar
. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. JAMES HENRY FLEMING 1872-1940 James Henry Fleming, Honor- ary Curator, Division of Birds, Royal Ontario Museum of Zoolo- gy, died at his home in Toronto on June 27, 1940. Mr. Fleming was a well-known figure in world- wide ornithological affairs. He had acted as Canadian repre- sentative at several International Ornithological Congresses in Europe and had served three years as President of the American Ornithologists' Union (1932-5). In 1927 Mr. Fleming consented to act as an adviser to our Museum and was duly appointed an Honor- ary Curator by the Board of Trustees. His great knowledge of birds of the world became a JAMES HENRY FLEMING valued asset of the Museum and his practical and constant interest in many phases of Museum work was always helpful and encouraging to members of the stafif. Mr. Fleming was one of the most enthusiastic, well-informed, and effective pioneers of the museum idea in Canada. Long before the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology was founded he had undertaken the building of a private ornithological museum. His life was devoted to this enterprise and he always had in mind that he was preserving valuable material for the ultimate enrichment of some public Canadian institution. It has come to pass that the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology was chosen by him as the final repository of his library and research collections. The Fleming bequest is unparalleled in the history of the Museum of Zoology. In many respects it could never be duplicated. The library, as yet incompletely catalogued totals several thousand volumes consisting of the principal literature on birds in the English language. Complete sets of periodicals and an extensive collection of unbound scientific papers provide a rich source for reference and remove a serious and long-felt deficiency in the Museum's files of scientific literature. The Fleming bird collection nearly doubles the research material 8. Please note that thes
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