INGERSOLL, ERNEST

(1852); American naturalist; 6. * in Monroe, Mich- | igan, March 13, 1852. He was educated Oberling College, the Lawrence Scientific School, and the Museum of | Comparative Zoology, Harvard. Appointed an expert by the U.S. Fish Com- | mi ion he became noted for his writings In|and lectures on scientific subjects. An officer of the National A ociation of Audubon Societies. He edited the ‘Farmer’s Practical Library.’ Author, Nests and Eggs of North American Birds, 1880-1881; Oyster Industry of the United 1881; Knocking ‘Round the Rockies, {| 1883; The Crest of the Continent, 1884; | Wild Neighbors, 1897; Book of the Ocean, in|1898; and Wild Life im Orchard and fteld, 1902; Wit of the Wild, 1906; and Animal Competitors, 1911. He also wrote books for young people.