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I have never found the Pigeon Hawk's nest. I have no doubt 

 it breeds, as I shoot it all summer and winter. It no doubt breeds 

 in some thick trees not easily seen and besides, it is not a very 

 common hawk with us. I was pleased with Allen's papers. I 

 never knew of a sturgeon taking a hook ; they are not common 

 with us, on our river. I have not been doing much fishing since 

 May when I went up salmon fishing and two of us caught about 

 sixty. I have been shooting considerably, before I went east — 

 woodcock, ducks, etc., but nothing very new for my collection. 

 Did I write you I shot a Vireo Philadelphia in the spring? As 

 soon as I get over my hurry shall try to go up river on a little 

 fishing and shooting excursion with the professor. Several of the 

 egg collectors have been this way and over to Grand Manan. Do 

 not think they found many new things. Young Herrick got some 

 eagles' eggs ; Mayuard and his friend only found some common 

 things. I have no duplicate eagles 7 eggs, only one nest of White- 

 head, and one nest of Golden Eagle ; the egg of Horned Owl, and 

 also Humming bird eggs I have had for a long time. I have 

 collected very few this season. As my collection is about full I 

 have not looked much after them. Hoping to hear from you 

 often, Boardman. 



Washington, D. C, 1211 1 St., Feby. 6, 1878. 

 Dear Doctor: 



I believe I have not written you for some time to let you 

 know of our doings. 



We left home for the South about Christmas but heard upon 

 our arrival here that there was considerable sickness at Jackson- 

 ville, so we took rooms here and have found the weather so very 

 mild and everything so very pleasant we have about concluded to 

 remain here for the winter, but if the weather gets too rough we 

 may go along further south. We have spent so many winters in 

 Florida the change for a winter north we think will be very 

 agreeable. 



I would write you how T spend most of my time but you will 

 know that where there are so many nice libraries and so very 

 many naturalist folks here we can have our time well occupied 

 and there is something all the time to interest me. We go to the 

 Capitol very often when any of the great guns are to make 



