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of the same character, in the same periodical, and by the same person 
would be rather anomalous, especially if they happened to get into 
different volumes. I think it would be best to make one paper, as 
complete, of course, as possible. It may possibly be rather long for 
our Proceedings, but I have no fears but that we could get it in 
easily, and afterwards when republished in the Journal, you could 
readily revise it and make such additions as you think proper, but 
let the Titles of the paper remain exactly the same, so that when 
ornithologists speak of Baird’s Monographia Tyrannularum, they 
will allude to the same thing exactly. However, this is your business, 
and I plead guilty to giving an opinion rather gratuitously. 
Our ornithologists have done quite a good business this Spring, 
but Krider has beaten everybody. He got three Mourning Warblers, 
1 Summer Red bird, 1 Cooper’s Flycatcher, 1 splendid Cape May 
Warbler and all the species usually met with. He has about 200 
skins which I intend to get for the Academy, or, at least, all the good 
ones. Spackman did little except collect the common species. He 
has made about 200 skins also. Ashmead I have known little about 
this season. He has not collected anything of unusual interest. 
Darley is not in this city. He is employed at the Baltimore Museum, 
but has not collected this Spring. . . . I will write to you again 
soon and will with much pleasure send you all I know about Tyrannula 
Acadica, and would do it now, but I think I have some notes on the 
species which I wish to overhaul. . . . Since writing within, 
Mr. Phillips called on me with your letter from which it appears I 
have misunderstood you. If you will send the descriptions of the 
two new species before next Tuesday, the paper can probably be 
published in the Number of Proceedings now forthcoming. I will 
see Doctor Zantzinger, (Secretary) this evening, and get the publi- 
cation of it delayed. I was under the impression that it was a Mono- 
graph which you wished to publish now, but I understand the matter 
more fully. The Monograph is another affair entirely. 
The expedition to Brazil is still in agitation, but no naturalist 
has yet been engaged to go, and I suspect it will ultimately be off 
without. A young friend of mine is going to South America from 
whom I have extensive expectations, very. I think I shall get at 
those pickled birds I mentioned to you some time since. I will, 
without doubt, be able to get a few interesting specimens for you, 
Sialia occidentalis, etc. 
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