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spondence. he kindly placed that material before me likewise.^ It was 

 received and receipted for by me on the first of November, 1915, and 

 it will be listed beyond. Two days thereafter I received the following 

 communication from Doctor Lucas : " I am very glad to be aljle to 

 report to you that the bones of the Cahow (Aistrclata), from Ber- 

 muda, which were forwarded us in December, 1913, by the United 

 States National Museum for purposes of comparison, have been 

 found, and they were sent to you a few days ago. I trust they will 

 reach you safely. 



" I am enclosing herewith, for your information, the correspondence 

 relating to the transmittal of the specimens, together with the remarks 

 of Doctor Richmond and Doctor Stejneger on the bones of this inter- 

 esting bird. It is really very good of you to go into this matter so 

 thoroughly." 



The correspondence referred to consists of the usual letter of trans- 

 mittal, signed by the Assistant Secretary in Charge of the National 

 Museum, and (2) the "Invoice of Specimens" for "Examination," 

 dated November 29, 1913. consisting of " ^strelata " "Cahow," from 

 "Bermuda," collected by " L. L. Mowbray" (No. 223888, "numerous 

 bones"). 



I have the kind permission of Doctor Stejneger and Doctor Rich- 

 mond to publish the interesting letters they transmitted at the time. 

 The earliest communication is from Dr. C. W. Richmond, Assistant 

 Curator of Birds, U. S. National Museum, and is addressed to Dr. 

 F. W. True, being dated November 29, 1907. It reads as follows: 

 " I beg to offer the following remarks on the bones of the ' Cahow ' 

 presented to the Museum by Mr. Mowbray : 



" The material consists of a fragmentary skull, portions of two 

 upper mandibles, fragments of pelvis and sacrum, and of the sternum 

 and pectoral arch, and the following single bones: humerus (6), tibia 

 (3), fibula (i), radius (2), ulna (i), femur (2). metatarsus (i), 

 metacarpus (2), coracoids (2), digits (3), besides several fragments 

 of smaller bones (ribs, etc.). 



" Although we have no bones of the West Indian speces for com- 



3 In his letter of October 29, 1915, he says: "I have been overwhelmed with 

 work since returning from my vacation, but will drop a line to say that the 

 Ptiffiniis material you have naturally been clamoring for turned up yesterday. 

 I sent out a S.O.S. call and it was found. Shall be sent to you promptly." 



