UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. G 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
AND REFER TO 
October 24. 1921 
Dear Dr. Wetmore 
Before Dr. Nelson left Washington he told me that he intended 
to asis you to go to the trial soon to be held at Athens, Georgia, as 
witness on behalf of the Government. The case is a very important 
one and we want to matce as good an impression on the court and jury 
as possible. You are already familiar with the matter in contro' 
versy; namely, the question as to whether the dove is a migratory 
bird or whether it is one of the resident birds of Georgia. It 
will be well for you to get in touch with Mr. Williams, the Solicitor 
as soon as practicable and go over the cases with him thoroughly. 
He regrets very much, the same as you will, that this trial will 
prevent him from attending the A. 0. TJ. meeting in Philadelphia. 
However, the case is far too important to be slighted inasimich as 
it would be exceedingly difficult to enforce the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act at all should the position of the defendants in these 
Georgia cases prevail 
Very truly yours. 
Acting Chief of Bureau 
