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february l, 192® • 
: ?a& Honorable. 
o Secretary of the 
Bear Sir*. Secretary* 
fhe Bepaartaaimt of Agrlm&ture, through the Bureau of Biological 
Survey, administers the Hawaiian Island Bird Pu&sermt ion, which includes 
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series of islands extending in a morally northwestern direction froa 
Honolulu, as indicated on the aocwpaayiag map* 
*or a 
survey of 
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of ysirs great a® ©a has existed for a cosfcirehenslve 
aids to secure acre definite information ccuujeming them 
condition of the Bird life on them than we new have* 
Similar information is extremely desirable 
neighboring outlying islands, 
the bird life and other character!sties of which are closely related to thoss 
of the islands within the reservation Halts* Among these small islands it 
is desirable to examine are especially J&dwny, Wate an! Johnston* 
Tm expedition is mainly for the purpose of supplying the Department 
of Agriculture with official information concerning the Islands In the bird 
reservation under Its jurisdiction and those adjacent thereto* Fortunately 
it is possible to bam the cooperation of the Bishop Jfiissum, of Honolulu, 
through its director, Professor B* 1* Gregory, of the Department of Geology, 
Yale university* in addition to the ornithological expert of the 3iologloal 
Survey, who would be in charge of tlie scientific worse, the Bishop LUcoura 
would supply scientific experts to cover the botany, geology, entomology, 
and other branches of science which it is considered desirable to cover fu> 
