ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
November 9, 1922 
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Travel Instr. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
Biological Survey, 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
In accordance with your letter of authorization 
No. 98 Bi,you are instructed to proceed on or about 
November 11, 1922, to Annapolis, Maryland, and from 
there to Dorchester County and nearby points in the 
same State, for the purpose of securing information 
on quail that have been introduced locally during the 
past two years. Considerable numbers of Bobwhite 
have been brought into this region from northeastern 
Mexico, and we are desirous of learning whether they 
are hybridizing with the native stock or otherwise 
changing in their characteristics. Attempts should 
be made to secure specimens of quail from as many 
coveys as possible, so that the skins may be available 
for subsequent study. 
You may have opportunity in addition to make 
observations of value on migratory and other birds. 
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five to seven days, after which you will return to 
your official station, ’Washington, D. C. 
With best wishes. 
Yery truly yours 
Acting Chief of Bureau. 
