UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
January 19, 1921, 
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Dr. Alex. Wetmore, 
c/o Consul-General of the United States, 
Calle Lavalle 341, 
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
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Inclosed herewith is a communication from the Division of 
Accounts and Disbursements. As I have indicated, this seems to 
refer to the third quarter,hut the funds were intended for use in 
the second quarter and Mr. Ward tells me he thinks no question will 
be raised concerning the period to which they apply. 
An additional allotment will soon be made to cover your 
expenditures during the third quarter and any unexpended balance you 
understand can be carried over. On the basis of your estimate of 
probable field expenditures at around $200 per month, the funds .ay 
your work should carry you until 
the month of May,*! f necessary, but you may possibly find it desirable 
to return before *th&£ *£ ime^ 
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The seventeen boxes comprising your first and second shipments 
have been unpacked and altogether make a splendid addition to our study 
series. I recognize a number of the genera, of course, but most of 
your birds are species with which I am unfamiliar, and no one has yet 
had time to check them over, but I assume that a great many of them are 
new to the National Museum collections. The material all arrived in 
excellent condition. 
I wish you could find time to secure more complete series of 
the mammals, as these are very much needed in order to determine the 
status of a number of species in that region. This work is, of course, 
secondary to your main purpose, but I wish you would take as many as 
you can. Most, if not all, of the small mammals sent in are unrepresented 
in our collection. 
Trusting that all is going well with you, I am. 
Sincerely yours. 
In Charge, 
Biological Investigations. 
Inclosure 8660. 
