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Palmer, Mich. Dec. 29. 1893. 
William Dutcher Esq. 
535 Manhattan Ave. 
H ew York City 15 . Y . 
Dear Sir,- 
I an sorry I can he of* so little assistance to you in securing 
E. migratorious as I have no specimens in ray collection and have 
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been on the look out for some for a long time. They are about ex- 
tinct here. S. E. White in his notes on the birds of Mackinae 
Island (Auk X No. 5) speaks of having lately seen them there in 
flocks and they may possibly be found in the upper Peninsula in 
the vicinity of the "Soo". I have some men looking out for them 
and shall be pleased to share with you the benefits of their luck; 
for such I consider it if one can secure these rare birds now, 
I have been collecting some birds and animals for the Albian 
College Museum of Albian, Michagan and their taxidermist, with 
whom I am in correspondence, recently wrote me, that one si>ecimen 
of E. migratorious had been taken there last spring and he had seen 
one this fall, but did not secure it. This note is authentic as the 
taxerderralst (Kev. L.J. Griffin) is an old bird observer and has 
lived in Michigan for nearly sixty years and is thoroughly acquaint*- 
ed with E.M. I have written him asking for better dates than 
"spring" and "fall 1 , 1 then the note wilibe of more value. 
The most common tree at Albian is the oak and E. migratorious 
loves acorns, as you know. Since we have no oaks in Palmer and but 
