UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
7 ' 3 /~' £” 
July 22, 1915, 
Mr. Alex 7/e t more, 
Corinne, Utah. 
Dear Wetmore: 
Your letter of July 17 came to hand, yesterday, and I was glad 
to hear about your work. In looking over the specimens which recently 
arrived, I notice that you secured the duck hawk, which we saw on two 
occasions during my short visit. 
Dr. Palmer has just handed me a letter, enclosing a foot of a 
mallard from a bird shot at Bowman , New Mexico. This was No. 695, banded 
on September 27. I have written to the man to find out the date of 
capture, 
I should liked to have seen your flock of 250 godwit, which is 
more than I have seen in my short and uneventful career. I am glad to 
learn that you secured a pair of long-billed curlew. Mr. Nelson is very 
anxious to add quite a series to our collection. 
I trust that the supplies which you requested will reach you 
proiiqptly. 
Very trulv voura* 
