LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



Vermillion, S. Dak. 



March 21, 1921. 

 Hon. T. W. Dwight, President, 

 State Board of Regents. 



Dear Sir: 



To meet a very insistent demand for ac- 

 curate information concerning the birds of the 

 State the accompanying bulletin on the "Birds 

 of South Dakota" has been prepared. I here- 

 with submit this, as Bulletin 9 of our Survey 

 publications. 



Mr. William H. Over, as a permanent 

 member of our Survey staff, has been investi- 

 gating and collecting birds all over the State 

 for many years. Dr. Craig S. Thorns, Profes- 

 sor of Sociology at the University, has always 

 been a keen observer and enthusiastic student 

 of the feathered tribe. This joint authorship 

 has resulted in a very fine product. I am sorry 

 to say that lack of funds allowed by the Legis- 

 lature for Survey work has limited the num- 

 ber and character of illustrations used. 

 Respectfully, 

 FREEMAN WARD, 



State Geologist 



