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Pine Finch, Golden Eye duck, & a number of small individuals. The 

 number now is 1770, I had hoped to have it 2000 to begin the year 

 with, but could not manage it. I had a letter from Brewer some time 

 since saying that Cabot had a Golden Eagle he wished to exchange. 

 I offered him what we could spare but have not yet heard whether 

 he accepts. Brewer has quite a heap for us, Cinereous owl, Laughing 

 goose, and some other names not mentioned, set aside for the Birds 

 eggs I sent him. I got that copy No. I. of Gray's Genera of Birds, 

 I sent for $2.62^. It is a magnificent work, giving a description 

 of each genus with the names of the species & principal places where 

 described. The whole is to consist of 50 numbers. This one I got 

 serves a very good purpose in serving as a model to copy after in 

 my drawing. Bartlett & Wellford of New York advertise the 4 vols. 

 of Fauna Boreali Americana for 30 dollars, the birds for about 9 

 or 10: they also have Jardine's edition of Bonaparte & Wilson with 

 notes in 4 vols. 18 mo. 1840, for $2.75. I should like much to have it. 

 McClintock was sending to Germany sometime ago for Books, 

 and as he gets all books free of duty I thought I would send for some 

 through him, accordingly I ordered Wagler's Systema avium, Boie's 

 Tagebuch (The one containing those genera given by Bonaparte) 

 and Lichtenstein's Catalogue of the duplicates in the Berlin Museum. 

 I selected them out of some German catalogues McC. had, and the 

 whole will not come to more than three or four Dollars. I would 

 like to get Deppe & Schieds Sale list of Mexican Birds by Lichten- 

 stein, containing the description of many Mexican & California 

 Species; Illiger's Prodromus, Temminck's manual, c. They could 

 be got at a low rate in this way, through the college, the difference 

 being about 75 cents or a dollar in three dollars. As Mother wishes 

 to write in this letter I must go Backwards. 



I am very anxious to go to Philadelphia Reading this winter 

 and will make most superhuman efforts to do so. I could do & get 

 a great deal in Philadelphia if I was there. If I go it will be about 

 the end of February, & I have strong hopes of accomplishing my end. 



If you want to learn German in six months to speak it, get 

 Hempel's German grammar, in 2 vols. 12 mo. Harper .Brothers, 

 1842. $1.75. I am studying it and am pleased all to pieces with it. 



Yours aff. 



S. F. BAIRD. 



