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altogether; his improvements on other subjects are equally 

 pleasing. I write a [biography of a] Bird or so every evening, 

 and our friend grants me all his knowledge of the habits of 

 those with which he has become well acquainted, belonging to 

 this part of the Union. I have nearly oiie 100 drawings of 

 Water Birds ready for publication & I pronounce them equal 

 to any previous ones. I am much pleased at the news you give 

 me respecting Havell; I hope he will continue with hand and 

 heart to do all in his power for the fame of our work, and for' 

 himself. We have not seen Nos. 34, 35, tho. from your letter 

 we suppose them to be in New York. Wm. Oakes, I have writ- 

 ten you, has paid all, up to No. 33 ; Arnold, of New Bedford, 

 for aU he has had ; John Neal has his copy, but I do not know 

 if he has yet paid Dr. Parkman, who is our kind friend and 

 agent in that part of the Country. I wish you had forwarded 

 f-rst volumes bound, as you had those on hand, as several would 

 have been disposed of and paid for by this time; do send all, 

 or whatever of them you have ready, as soon as possible. It 

 will be well for you to have friend Bachm's. paper published 

 in toto, in some good circulating paper in London & Edinboro. 

 Brushes ! Brushes ! Brushes ! I am glad to hear of Kidd & Co.'s 

 publication of Parrots, but I regret that my face should have 

 been there from Syme's picture, which in my estimation is none 

 of the best. Push Kidd with the pictures ; have them, and tahe 

 care of them. Sell all the Shells you please; write to John 

 Adamson, of New Castle, about them, but keep smug all the 

 Bird Skins. I cannot do without them when I write my Synop- 

 sis, which will be when I am with you. Our voyage round the 

 Floridas, Gulph Mexico &c. will begin about the 1st. February. 

 This will be my last journey, after which John and I will hunt 

 for Subscribers, procure a round number, and join you as soon 

 as possible. Your dear Mama will in all probability join you 

 in May or June next. In about a fortnight I shall send you 

 more land Birds for the end of the 2 d. volume, extra small 

 plates, and several rvwmhers of Water Birds. I am anxious to 

 hear something about the little edition. Do not omit to let me 

 know when you want money, for tho. our expenses are always 



