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for special facilities being placed at his disposal to make 

 explorations and obtain specimens. 



There has been found among Mr. Boardman's papers, 

 in pencil — the paper on which it is written being much 

 worn and stained — a list of birds with this endorse- 

 ment : " Birds observed in Florida by G. A. Boardman, 

 1868-1869, winter." 



This list embraces one hundred and seventy species and 

 notes on their occurrence are attached to many of them. 

 It has been compared with a list sent by Mr. Boardman 

 to Mr. J. A. Allen, then of the Museum of Comparative 

 Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., and is here printed exactly 

 as given by Mr. Boardman. It is interesting as stand- 

 ing for just what it is — a field naturalist's list with no 

 attempt at scientific nomenclature. His knowledge of 

 bird-life and his close habits of observation are apparent 

 throughout the list, which is a long one for a single 

 observer to make in a locality in which he had not been 

 previously acquainted and in the brief time stated. 



This list had been sent Mr. Allen in answer to his request 

 for the same. Writing Mr. Boardman on October 23, 

 1869, Mr. Allen solicited his aid in making up notes on 

 Florida birds for publication by saying : "As you have 

 had much experience in Floridian ornithology I have 

 no doubt you have many facts not known by me. If 

 you do not propose to publish your observations your- 

 self, would you be willing to communicate some of them 

 to me for incorporation in my proposed paper?" Again 

 on October 29, Mr. Allen in writing Mr. Boardman 

 says : "I am sure you must have many notes on Florida 

 birds that will be very valuable to me, especially on the 

 water birds since 5^ou have had so good an opportunity 



