for H))'-' i:il fri' ilil ic, hr-in^.'^ j>|;i( '-'I ;il III-, 'li,|)0'>;i.l lo iii.ik'- 

 fx ploiiil i'jii'. ;iii(| oMiiiii sjj<-riiii<ii'i. 



'I'li'i'- li.-f. h<<M foiiiirl ;iiii()ii^^ Mr. I{o;ii(liiiiiii';, p:ip<i;-i, 

 in |> II' il the ]i:i]tir on wlii' li it is wiilt'-ii h'iii:/ miicli 

 worn ;iii'l ,l;iiii(l a list <ii Idirln willi llir, fii'lol'SC- 

 ni' lit " l'ii(lHOlcrvtl in I'IoikI.i \>y('..A. Jio;ii'liii:in, 

 IHCH IHfiO, winter." 



'iMiis list fill Id ;i '(,(, II'- Il II II' 1 1 '-'I .'iii'l ,' vnly HpenieHaiifl 

 ii'(t''. f)!! t II' 11 ')' ' III I '11' ' ;i I ' ;it I :i' li'-'i \<) iii;i n y of t Im-iii. 

 It. Ii;is licn ('(iii);iK(i with a. \i:,\. ;.'-nl hy Mi. lio-irdnniii 

 to Mr. J. A. Alien, tln-n of tin- Mns'-nni of t'-onipurfitivc 

 7,()<)](>y,y, (\'inil>ri(lj',f, Miiss., riii'l is li<:-r<- printed fxartly 

 ftH j.^ivcn hy Mr. l'>o;i,r<iniriii. Il i:, intfrc-stiii>< as stand- 

 in^^ for just wlml it is -i fi' M naturaliHt'H li.Ht with nr> 

 :ill'iiipl ;il ,' I'lil i[i( ii'iiii'ii' laturc, Ilis knowU-'lj'c 'f 

 hii'l III'- ;iii'l Ilis <loS'- Ii;il(l1-, <>f '>hHCrvati'>li .'II'- :i|>p;ii'iit 

 1 1ll on;- li')iil III'- list, whi< h is ;i lon^', oim- lot a sin;'Jc 

 ol>st;rv<-i to iii.'il;'- ill :i loi^aiity in whi' Ii Im- hu'l n<A hecii 

 pr<vioiisly ;ir(jn;(iiit' 'I ;iih! in the briel time- stat(-(l. 



Tlii'. Ii',1 JKi'l bcc-n sent Mr. Allen in answer toll is r(()iicst 

 loi the ,.1111'-. Writing', Mr. lio.'irdnian on O'loher 2U, 

 IHfi!), .Mr. Allen '.(^lii ited his.-iid in ni.'ikinj; up ikjI'-s on 

 l'l'>ii'l;i hii'l-, loi piiMi' ;il i'ii hy sayinj', : " As you have 

 Iki'I mil' Ii e ;< pci i'Im '- 111 M'jii'li.iii oi III! liolo}.',y I liavc 

 no doiiht v'<ii li.iv'- iiiiiiiy hi'l-, not known hy nie. If 

 yon do ii'>i pi 'i|)')se tfj piihlisli yiHii ohscrvatloiiH yoiir- 

 Hcll, would yon he willin>( to roniiiniiii' :ile some of th'iii 

 t' 111'- for incor])or;it ion in my pi'>p'<-.'-d p;iper ?" Aj',;iin 

 on 0( loh'-r 2'.), Ml. All'ii in willing', Mr. I'loardmaii 

 says: "I .-iiii siii e yon must h.'i.ve iimny nol'-, ')n I'lorida 

 birds thai will Ic- vei y valuable to me, '-p.. i:dly on the 

 wal'-i hii'ls siiK'-yoii li;iv<' ha<l ;iO jjood ;in opportunity 



