Washington.
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] April 14, 1909 Wea. [Weather] 
Stormy.
 Raining hard all day. Chilly
with N.E. [Northeast] wind].
  To Dr. Allen's office at 8.30 &
again at 4.30 spending over an
hour there on both occasions.
  At session of Nom. Com. [Committee on Classification and Nomenclature] in
Bird Gallery, Smithsonian Inst. [Smithsonian Institution] from
10 A.M. to 4.10 P.M. minus 1/2 hour 
for lunch at Agric. Dept. [Agricultural Department]. Spent
most of our time to-day on cases
of ornithology making good progress.
All 7 members of Com. attended.
  Washington very attractive now.
Spring well advanced. Magnolias
dogwood, forsythia, Benzoin,
Wistaria [Wisteria], dandelions & many
other flowers in bloom.

Washington.
Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] April 15, 1909 Wea. [Weather] 
Clear.
  Cloudless, calm. rather cool.
  Cardinals & Car. Wrens [Carolina Wrens] singing at sunrise.
  To Dr. Allen's at 8.30. Bad time
with nerve killing. Reached Smithsonian
at 10.15. Committee in session up
to 4 P.M. with lunch at Agric. Dept. [Agricultural Department].
Ridgway missing. He started for 
Illinois this P.M. We dealt
chiefly with questions of ornithology.
Smithsonian grounds literally swarming
with Purple grackles courting &
building nests in the white pines.
A second appointment with Dr. A. [Dr. Allen]
at 4.30 P.M. Got back to 
Ontario at 6. Henry & I dined
there & Nelson dropped in at 8.30
& stayed nearly 2 hours.
  The Committee ended its present
session at 4 P.M. & adjourned.