wait. I was only 15 minutes behind that. Had gone bird-huntingj might as 
well do that as loaf. Got list of at least 14 and saw a few I couldn't pin 
down. 
1. Vulture 
2. Cormorant 
3. Swift 
4. Robin 
5. Grackle 
6. Ani 
7. Plain breasted dove. 
8. Blue tanager 
9. Crimson-backed tanager 
10. ? Palm tanager 
11. Blue-black grassquit 
22 . Seed eater (yellow bill 
(black head 
(yellowish under parts 
13. Humming bird. 
14, Flycatcher, Panama ? 
Saw several different fly catchers, shrike, or kingbird, 3 or 4 more 
species than I have listed. 
June 18, 1942. Thursday. 
After breakfast went birding on way to Zetek's. Saw first woodpecker on 
concrete gargoyle on church, apparently was digging around in traSh. in 
faff ? 
trough on top of arm extending out from way. At Zetek's had planned to make 
arrangements to go to Barro Colorado. 
Allen Book of Trees and commoner shrubs, including palms (with paragraph 
giving list of other species in genus; with keys to months of flowering and 
colors). 
See Lee about roving commission to collect; good will; take students with him 
from each country and return to that country named set of plants. 
At Rockefeller; see Gregg re Borgmeir publication, couple hundred a year. 
Saw Zetek at 9.00 a.m. and after talking matter of going to Barro Colorado 
over, it seemed good opening to ask Russel if it would be safe for me to go. 
At 11.00 went up Head quarte rs-way and saw Russel and put simple question to 
