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Mr. Carriker has written you from Regeneracion that during the 
15 days of actual collecting here he has taken 262 skins and 121 species 
of which 69 were not taken at La Raya and 8 are new to the collection. 
He says that he will go from La Raya to El Real, work some there and 
see what further work can be done in that region before going up to Cauca, 
It is good to see the old weather vane and Old Glory floating atop the 
Smithsonian tower again. I have had two telephone calls from outsiders 
expressing their thanks to th§ authorities for giving them this landmark 
again. At present it is point< /l nSrtheast and it is raining. 
Believe it or not the maple trees have started to bud, and although 
this happens to be a rather disagreeable day there are definite signs of spring. 
Last Saturday the thermometer registered 80, and the song sparrows and 
cardinals sang up a storm in our back yard. Yours truly spent most of the 
day outdoors. Mliss Hoeman tells me that MY. Graf wrote to you yesterday 
so you should be pretty well informed of what is going on in your absence. 
No other newsy news to tell you. 
