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drawing and writing. He takes all his drafts from the animal as soon after 
it is taken as circumstances will admit.” 
The Secretary of the Buffalo Historical Society writes me that the letter 
above referred to was published in the ‘Buffalo Courier,’ August 22, 1843. 
No signature was attached. 
Sincerely yours, 
Jno. H. Saas. 
Portland, Conn., Feb. 12, 1917. 
Concealing Coloration. 
Epitror or ‘THE AvuK’ 
Dear Sir:— 
In our book on Concealing Coloration the Schillings flashlit zebra photo- 
graphs were included solely to show what kind of background zebras have 
at their drinking places. 
Flash-light, illuminating so disproportionately the nearest objects 
(the zebras) could not, of course, illustrate these patterns’ normal function. 
Our omission to state this beneath the pictures was an oversight. 
To every owner of our book whom I ean reach, I am now sending, 
gratis, for substitution for one of the Schillings pictures, a copy of the very 
remarkable zebra-concealment illustration that I published in the bulletin 
of The Am. Museum of Nat. History. 
I beg every owner of our book, who lacks this picture, to ask me for one. 
Respectfully, 
Asspott H. THAYER. 
Monadnock, N. H., March 6, 1917. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
SAMUEL WariGut, an Associate of the American Ornithologists’ Union 
since 1895, died at Yonkers, N. Y., on January 18, 1917. Mr. Wright was 
born June 25, 1875, at Conshohocken, Pa., where his entire life was spent 
until about a year ago when business interests compelled him to move 
temporarily to New York. He was the son of William Wright and Frances 
Cresson, and was educated at the Friends’ boarding school at Westtown, 
Chester Co., Pa. After graduation he held one of the Jessup scholarships 
at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where he rendered 
valuable service in the ornithological department and delighted in the 
