February 26, 1927 
MEMORANDUM FOE THE CHIEF OF BUBEATJ. 
Dear Doctor Nelson: 
When Professor Manton Copeland of BowdoihH$oIlege and Carlile E. 
Choate, also of Brunswick, Maine, visited Bird Key a couple of years 
ago, they found an interesting colony of "bats on the island. These hats 
consisted of three species, namely, Tadarida cynoeephala , Nycticeius humeralis , 
and Myotis austroriparius . They were found principally in holes in trees. 
In a recent letter from Doctor Copeland in reply to ours requesting informa¬ 
tion as to how these hats might best he located, he says: 
"In regard to the hats on Bird Key, I suggest that you write 
Mr. Harold Bennett, Maximo Pt., Gulfport, Pinellas Co., Fla., who 
is warden for the region, or at least Bird Key. He would he able 
to collect specimens for you, or would show Dr. Nelson exactly where 
to go. I found the hats in mangrove stumps not over a hundred yards 
from the south shore of Bird Key. Eoughly speaking the place was about 
half way down the island, although I am not able to draw a map which 
would he of any use. Mr. Bennett knows all about the hats, and is 
the man to interview. 
"Would you he willing to see that nothing is published in regard 
to the locality until I get my notes in shape. (They don’t amount 
to much, hut I wish to publish them before any other report appears." 
If you could possibly make arrangements with Mr. Bennett to obtain 
a series of each of these species of hats from Bird Key, they would prove a 
valuable addition to our collection. You will undoubtedly see Mr. Bennett 
while you are on your trip to Florida this spring and will have an opportunity 
to explain the matter to him. 
Sincerely yours. 
Actingin Charge, 
Biological Investigations 
