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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- 

 lu.^, (Humming-Bird,) not yet figured. It is double 

 the size of our Calubris, with a long bill, etc., 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 Ave have now, fn'o 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, J. B. 



To AuDUJJON, in Boston. 



Charleston, November lltli, 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 hummingbird, described, but 

 not figured, in Shaws Zoology. I hope that we 

 may manage to have this bird figured — when I say 

 "u?e" — 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 1 

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

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



