Coues, Elliott
naturalist, author, was born Sept. 9, 1842, in Portsmouth, N.
H. He is an eminent naturalist connected with the Smithsonian institution. He is the author of Key to North American Birds; Field Ornithology; Birds of the Northwest; Fur-Bearing Animals; Check List of North American Birds; Birds of the Colorado Valley; New England Bird Life (with W. A. Stearns); Biogen, a Speculation on the Origin of Life; The Dæmon of Darwin; and Our Native Birds.
COULDOCK, CHARLES WALTER, actor, was born April 26, 1815, in England.
His first appearance in this country was at the Broadway theater. He subsequently supported Charlotte Cushman, and was successful as Jacques in As You Like It, and as Luke Fielding in The Willow Copse. His rendition of Dunstan Kirke in Hazel Kirke at the Madison Square theater was especially powerful.