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which is altogether different. Does the pale colour belong to the tall 

 or to the short form ? I am sorry that I have no books at all on Kitchen 

 Middens. My library is only one of reference for natural history. You 

 should ask Mr. Wood-Martin for help in this. In botany or zoology 

 I am always happy to examine any specimens you like to send. 



The quantity of information received from all sources 

 made him sanguine about other projects, such as the long- 

 contemplated Vertebrate Fauna. 



March 27th, 1889. 



DEAR BARRINGTON, Things are marching. The information now 

 coming in for "Bird List" is a long step towards our proposed new 

 Vertebrate Fauna of Ireland, for which there remain 



R. Warren, \ 



R. M. B., > as Committee. 



R. J. Ussher, ) 



A. G. M. as Secretary. 



I propose that we ask for a grant from British Association. Are 



you agreeable P^Next, I am going down to-day to see Mr. . I 



am going to sound [him as to whether he would be willing to draw us a 

 few (say four) sketches of peculiarly Irish Birds, such as Shear- 

 waters 



1. Great and Manx, in one plate, 



2. Snow and Greylag Goose, 



3. Three or four Sandpipers, 



4. Sabine's and Great Snipe. 



Then a plan map will be required 



A. for rare Mammals, 



1. #//the Bats, 



2. Pine Marten, 



3. Mus hibernicus. 



All could go in one map. Thus far, my castle in the air ; but you 

 really must awake from your too long indolence, and give me some help. 

 I cannot do it all, nor pay it all, any more than " Cybele," single- 

 handed. And while speaking of the latter, .... Why should not 

 you and I and Scully together undertake a Map-book of Distribution of 

 Irish Plants, after " Cybele " is finished ? Will you join in work and in 

 share of expenses ? Thus may we see the two opera magna out in our 

 time, I hope before we die. Now, why do you leave your sincere 

 friend (A.G. M.) so long unvisited and uncomfortable ? 



His * castles in the air' were, it must be confessed, too 

 ambitious ; but they were the natural outcome of his 



