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of the same character, in the same periodical, and by the same person 

 would be rather anomalous, especially if they happened to get into 

 different volumes. I think it would be best to make one paper, as 

 complete, of course, as possible. It may possibly be rather long for 

 our Proceedings, but I have no fears but that we could get it in 

 easily, and afterwards when republished in the Journal, you could 

 readily revise it and make such additions as you think proper, but 

 let the Titles of the paper remain exactly the same, so that when 

 ornithologists speak of Baird's Monographia Tyrannularum, they 

 will allude to the same thing exactly. However, this is your business, 

 and I plead guilty to giving an opinion rather gratuitously. 



Our ornithologists have done quite a good business this Spring, 

 but Krider has beaten everybody. He got three Mourning Warblers, 

 i Summer Red bird, I Cooper's Flycatcher, I splendid Cape May 

 Warbler and all the species usually met with. He has about 200 

 skins which I intend to get for the Academy, or, at least, all the good 

 ones. Spackman did little except collect the common species. He 

 has made about 200 skins also. Ashmead I have known little about 

 this season. He has not collected anything of unusual interest. 

 Darley is not in this city. He is employed at the Baltimore Museum, 

 but has not collected this Spring. ... I will write to you again 

 soon and will with much pleasure send you all I know about Tyrannula 

 Acadica, and would do it now, but I think I have some notes on the 

 species which I wish to overhaul. . . . Since writing within, 

 Mr. Phillips called on me with your letter from which it appears I 

 have misunderstood you. If you will send the descriptions of the 

 two new species before next Tuesday, the paper can probably be 

 published in the Number of Proceedings now forthcoming. I will 

 see Doctor Zantzinger, (Secretary) this evening, and get the publi- 

 cation of it delayed. I was under the impression that it was a Mono- 

 graph which you wished to publish now, but I understand the matter 

 more fully. The Monograph is another affair entirely. 



The expedition to Brazil is still in agitation, but no naturalist 

 has yet been engaged to go, and I suspect it will ultimately be off 

 without. A young friend of mine is going to South America from 

 whom I have extensive expectations, very. I think I shall get at 

 those pickled birds I mentioned to you some time since. I will, 

 without doubt, be able to get a few interesting specimens for you, 

 Sialia occidentalis, etc. . . . 

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