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are beginning to make a good show iu the new building by this 

 time; hope to see it next fall. All join iu much love to you, 

 Mrs. B., Lucy and all the friends. 



Sincerely yours, 



Geo. a. Boardman. 



On this visit west Mr. Boardman went to Fargo and 

 returning, was active in his study of western birds in the 

 few days before leaving for home. He went to Lake 

 Minnetonka where he "saw swallow-tails, buzzards, 

 cranes ; " he " went over the river to see German bird 

 men;" he "went to the Academy of Sciences; " he "went 

 out shooting, got nest and chick of gallinule, indigo 

 birds, etc., and skinned birds," and " called at William 

 Grimshaw's to see his eggs" — these are the entries in 

 his diary down to the very day of leaving for the east, 

 June 23, 1880. During that summer Mr. Boardman 

 made visits to Boston, Fredericton, St. John and Wood- 

 stock and in October attended the exhibition at St. John. 

 Some entries in his diary will give an idea of how his 

 days were spent in the autumn of that year : ' ' October 

 9 : mounted hawk and blue birds ; afternoon out to 

 Jones'; two woodcock, one snipe ; Jones shot golden eagle 

 and one partridge. October 11 : Skinned golden eagle ; 

 out to Jones' afternoon, got two snipe, one woodcock. 

 October 12 : Went out to cemetery ; Mrs. Lovejoy and 

 Ladd at tea ; had bird supper. October 13 : Went out 

 to Chandler road with Osborn ; got five woodcock and 

 barred owl. October 14 : Afternoon out to Tyler's ; got 

 two woodcock, saw six ; mounted barred owl. October 

 15 : Afternoon at Maguerrawock with Osborn ; no snipe 

 on meadows ; got six woodcock, yellow rail, partridge. 

 October 16 : Out to Jones' ; got one woodcock, one snipe, 



