papers, and it is suggested that a little damp earth he 
packed around the ends in order to prevent their "becoming 
too dry. 
Dr. Nelson is now on his way down from Alaska. 
Mr. Bailey is working in Oregon, and Dr. Jackson has just 
returned to Washington from his field season in Wisconsin. 
Dr. Taylor is completing the cross section of the mountains 
of northern Washington, and plans to close his field work for 
the season about the end of this month and return to his field 
station. La Jolla, California. 
A letter just received from Mr. Harper indicates that 
the party has had a successful trip so far in the Athabaska 
region. About 1200 birds and mammals had been secured up to 
August 25. Just now the party is on a caribou hunt in- the 
Peace River country. 
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V/e are developing the bird banding work as rapidly as 
practicable* Satisfactory working arrangements have now been 
made with nearly all of the States, and we shall be prepared to 
expand the work more rapidly next year, I hope. 
I shall look forward to receiving your first shipment 
with the greatest interest, and am glad to note your care in 
taking every precaution in connection with forwarding it* I 
learned many years ago in tropical America that it is necessary 
to look after shipments very carefully, as the transportation 
companies are very careless, and if a shipment should be delayed 
several months, it might, of course, be entirely ruined* 
With best wishes, I am. 
Sincerely yours, 
0 
Q> (X 
In charge. 
Biological Investigations 
Inclosure 8576. 
