Sept. 10, 1928. 
: rs. 11. E* i'cLellan Davidson, 
California Academy of Sciences, 
fan Francisco, Calif. 
Dear Mfcs. Davidson: 
Your letter of August 30 was duly received, 
and I must admit you sake out a pretty good case for the lo- 
catlty of Pescadores Islands, at least on paper, but I have 
just thought of Kartert ? s late list of types of Tubinsres in 
the friag Lueeua, and find he (Hwitates Zoologies®, Y'XXXIl, 
1928, 352, 353) has a footnote saying of Krusenstsm, "This 
Island, or rather Mrusenstern Islands or Rooks, is south of 
Tisiansly and Lsys&n, and has nothing to do with the Marshall 
Islands, free which it is more than a thousand adits away!” 
On page 355, under leonectris j:ris©us Pescadores!, he gives 
the type locality as ” Pescadores or flatter Islands, near 
Ferases** Eo then refers back to his 'Yilt&rkttschen Fauna, 
p« 1426 end 1427, where he notes the location of '©scadoroc 
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Before I found th© above references, I was going to 
suggest that it might 'be advisable to write hr* Kuroda and 
learn if any of Owston*s Jap collectors are still within 
reach, and whether they could throw any light on the subject. 
You Trill notice that Salvia, in his original description of 
ruffians cuneatus, was not certain that Aruseastern Island 
was the one in the Marshall group, although he thought it was. 
I think this Is about all 1 can add to the discussion . rx- t 
but if I find any more date I will let you know of it. 
Very truly yours, 
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Associate Curator, Division of Birds. 
