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my friend, and one that will interest all lovers of 

 Ornithology. Dr. Strobel brought me from Key 

 West a box of birds I tumbled and tumbled over 

 the ragged specimens nothing new, till I came to 

 ji little fellow, and what should he be, but a Trochi- 

 IH.N, (Humming-Bird,) not yet figured. It is double 

 the size of our Calubris, with a long bill, &c., but it 

 is in sad order, and I am afraid it cannot be drawn. 

 However, he was knocked from a bush by Dr. Stro- 

 bel himself, at Key West so we have now, two Hum- 

 ming Birds. 



I have also a little yarn for you about a new 

 pigeon ; but it may be all a mistake ; besides, I must 

 always keep something in reserve. 



Your friend, .1. B. 



To AUDUBON, in Boston. 



CHARLESTON, November llth, 1832. 



I do feel greatly obliged to you for your very 

 kind and satisfactory letter, it is worth its weight in 

 gold to me. It gives me information which I can- 

 not procure with labor or money in this part of the 

 country. 



In almost every case, I agree with you. On the 

 migration of birds, my own experience tells me, that 

 you are right, at least, in part but the matter is 

 still open for observation and inquiry. The new 

 Humming Bird, I believe, to be the " Trochilus 

 Mango" or Mangrove humming bird, described, but 

 not figured, in Shaws Zoology. I hope that we 

 may manage to have this bird figured when I say 

 "we" I mean "you" and my "amanuensis," 

 Maria. I have nothing new to tell you in the shape 

 of birds the history of the new birds, as far as I 

 know them, will be faithfully detailed, as soon as F 

 return from my annual (Church) tour, which I shall 



