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Charles Emil, a German-American military officer and ornithologist, born in Darmstadt, Germany, April 27, 1836, came to the United States in 1852, and entered the army in 1854. He served through the Civil War, becoming a Captain in the ist Cavalry. After the war he was transferred to the West, and was retired April 24, 1886. During his stay in the West he applied himself to the study of ornithology, and collected a vast amount of material in various branches of natural history. In 1870 he began to collect the eggs of North American birds, which finally numbered more than 8,000 specimens, and this collection be presented to the United States National Museum. He is the author of “ The Life Histories of North American Birds, with Special Reference to their Breeding Habits and Hggs.” Benedetti, Vincent, Count de, a French diplomatist of Italian extraction, born in Bastia, Corsica, April 29, 1817; died in Paris, March 28, 1900.