BIRD STUDIES IN THE ANDES 



QUOTATIONS FROM THE LETTERS OF FRANK M. CHAPMAN, 

 LEADER OF AN EXPEDITION TO SOUTH AMERICA 



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R. Frank M. Chapman is in Colombia for the purpose of making 

 a study of the life zones of that part of South America. The con- 

 ditions in the region are peculiar. In a short distance with 

 increasing altitude occur tropical, temperate, sub-boreal and alpine zones, 

 the bird life in each zone distinct from that of the others. 



Also studies are being made for a panoramic group to continue the series 

 of bird habitat groups in the American Museum. The following quota- 

 tions are from letters received from Mr. Chapman during March: 



Honda, February 9 

 . . . .One month ago we left New York but in spite of the fact that the voyage 

 from New York to Baranquilla consumed eleven days and that plowing up the water 



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