UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, O. C. 
June 22, 1912 
Mr. Alex V/etmore 
San Juan, Porto Rico 
Dear Mr. V/etmore: 
I have your letter of June 12th from Aguadilla which con- 
tains your suggestions in regard to the part played by the Is- 
land birds in connection with Lac'nnosterna . I think there is 
enough in this letter to embody a satisfactory answer to the 
request of the Porto Rican authorities and am glad you have 
covered the ground so well in a preliminary statement. 
Very truly yours. 
P.S. It is rather important that you use every means in your 
power to ascertain the Island name for the birds you are study 
mg or the local name if, as is no doubt true in some cases, 
the n.ame varies with the locality. Such birds as the killdeer 
plover, various herons and others doubtless have local names 
v/hich, when you come to make your final report, will enable 
the Islanders to understand just vdiat bird you are referring 
tojwhereas neither the Latin name nor the English one will 
convey any special significance to them. 
