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Museum, Chicago, 111. Mr. Elliot has traveled exten- 

 sively in this country and in Europe, Africa, Palestine, 

 Asia Minor, Canada and South America. He has pub- 

 lished much relating to zoology, his scientific papers 

 and memoirs embracing more than one hundred separate 

 works, the more important having been : North Ameri- 

 can Shore Birds ; Gallinaceous Game Birds of North 

 America ; Birds of North America ; Wild Fowl of the 

 United States and British Possessions, together with 

 several monographs in imperial folio, with hand-colored 

 plates, on various families of birds as Grouse, Pheasants, 

 Thrushes, Hornbills and Birds of Passage. Mr. Elliot 

 is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has 

 received many decorations from foreign governments for 

 his work in ornithology. 



On October 23, 1862, Mr. Elliot writes: "I have 

 procured for you lately a male Ruddy Duck in fine 

 summer plumage. It is a skin, which I believe you 

 prefer to having it mounted. I am just now putting the 

 finishing touches to my work on The Pittas and shall be 

 glad to get it out of the way that I may have more time 

 for the Grouse." Mr. Boardman sent Mr. Elliot a copy 

 of his list of birds of the St. Croix and in acknowledg- 

 ing it under date of December 4, 1862, he says : 



I am obliged for the list of birds of your section which you 

 sent me. Such contributions to our science are always very 

 important, as I consider that at some future time the geographical 

 distribution and migrations of birds will be subjects of most 

 serious consideration by ornithologists, and therefore any light 

 that one may be able to throw upon them will always be valuable 

 for future reference. 



I am glad to see you have obtained the banded Three-toed 

 Woodpecker. I was satisfied myself that it visited you, and 



