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plumage, with tips of Black. These two are very good Skins. Ardea 
Herodia; Short eared Owl & Marsh Hawk not so good. Also Head 
& tail of Fork tailed hawk, and head of great Crow Blackbird. He 
says he will get all the rest I want next winter, he is going there again 
then. He is here yet, but leaves to morrow morning Dont forget 
about getting bugs for him. 
I will shoot all the Republicans & Rough wings (swallows) I can 
find. There is a large colony of the former at Wagner’s Gap, and at 
that stable along creek above Fishburn’s above Hay’s Bridge. The 
four Bewick Wrens on the list were all shot in our garden, two old & 
two young. I have been out every two or three days since you wrote 
about Scarlet Tanager to get some, but have neither seen nor heard 
one. I send two in the bundle I have already for you, As we have 
but two good Rose Breasted grosbeaks I send but one. I send about 
30 skins in all: which I hope you will get soon. I will keep a sharp 
look out for an opportunity. How would it do to send them to Phila. 
some where. Fleming goes to Philadelphia every week, & I could 
send by him. 
The Rev. Mr. M’Farlane—the man Frailey of Columbia was 
telling you about, was here this morning to see the birds. He seems 
a very good ornithologist as I had understood from several persons. 
He was perfectly enchanted with the Mourning Warblers, and said 
with a smile that he hoped he should be able to get some rare birds 
in the course of his travel in the West, by means of which he might 
get some of them by exchange. I said, “I hoped so too.” 
affect. 
S. F. B. 
Extract of a letter from John Cassin to S. F. Baird. 
Puta. June, 1843. 
Dear Barro, 
The monograph I would have published in the Proceedings, and 
the other article, also, if not too long. I think, however, I would 
make but one paper, if I were writing it, as two would certainly 
make some confusion, particularly in referring to your monograph 
by other naturalists. It will strike you as evident that two papers 
