May 23, 1951 
Dr. J. Van Tyne 
Museum of Zoology 
University of Michigan 
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
Dear Van Tyne: 
In accordance with yours of May 16, I am making arrange¬ 
ments to leave Washington on June 8 via Capital Airlines on the 
plane due at the Detroit Airport at 6:35 p. m. I am also getting 
a reservation for the New York Central train leaving Detroit that 
night at 10:45 p. m., due in Roscommon the following morning 
at 4:49. The schedule indicated should give abundant time to get 
across to the depot in Detroit. 
I am planning on getting back to Washington on the evening 
of June 14. I should be able to make some arrangements to get 
from wherever we will be on the morning of the 14th to Bay City 
where 1 can get a train for Detroit at 1: 50 p. m. I will arrange to hire 
a car or a taxi or whatever is necessary for that travel. 
The Michigan permit came duly to hand and I returned the 
application form immediately. 
1 am getting the things that I will need for my work with you 
lined up and will have everything in order in a short time. 
I have to be in New York Friday for some business meetings and 
am going up tonight so as to have a day in the American Museum 
in checking over some forms that I am sure are new. 1 want, if 
possible, also to see Eisenmann. 1 have his list of birds of Barro 
Colorado Island which, in general, is very good. He has, however, 
gotten up an almost complete set of English names on his own since 
he said we should avoid the use of patronymics. I hope to publish 
the list here for we need it on Barro Colorado Island but will have 
to argue with him a bit on some of his terms. Personally, I do not 
like to lose such old friends as Agami Heron, Rieffer's Hummingbird, 
Wagler's Woodpecker, nor do I quite see calling the common toucan 
the Banana Bill. Enthusiasm is a fine thing, properly directed. 
Sincerely yours. 
hs 
A. Wetmore, 
Secretary. 
