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plumage, with tips of Black. These two are very good Skins. Ardea 

 Herodia; Short eared Owl & Marsh Hawk not so good. Also Head 

 & tail of Fork tailed hawk, and head of great Crow Blackbird. He 

 says he will get all the rest I want next winter, he is going there again 

 then. He is here yet, but leaves to morrow morning Dont forget 

 about getting bugs for him. 



I will shoot all the Republicans & Rough wings (swallows) I can 

 find. There is a large colony of the former at Wagner's Gap, and at 

 that stable along creek above Fishburn's above Hay's Bridge. The 

 four Bewick Wrens on the list were all shot in our garden, two old & 

 two young. I have been out every two or three days since you wrote 

 about Scarlet Tanager to get some, but have neither seen nor heard 

 one. I send two in the bundle I have already for you, As we have 

 but two good Rose Breasted grosbeaks I send but one. I send about 

 30 skins in all: which I hope you will get soon. I will keep a sharp 

 look out for an opportunity. How would it do to send them to Phila. 

 some where. Fleming goes to Philadelphia every week, & I could 

 send by him. 



The Rev. Mr. M'Farlane the man Frailey of Columbia was 

 telling you about, was here this morning to see the birds. He seems 

 a very good ornithologist as I had understood from several persons. 

 He was perfectly enchanted with the Mourning Warblers, and said 

 with a smile that he hoped he should be able to get some rare birds 

 in the course of his travel in the West, by means of which he might 

 get some of them by exchange. I said, "I hoped so too." 



affect. 



S. F. B. 



Extract of a letter from John Cassin to S. F. Baird. 



PHILA. June, 1843. 

 DEAR BAIRD, 



The monograph I would have published in the Proceedings, and 

 the other article, also, if not too long. I think, however, I would 

 make but one paper, if I were writing it, as two would certainly 

 make some confusion, particularly in referring to your monograph 

 by other naturalists. It will strike you as evident that two papers 



