J. J. Murray, Pastor 
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J»N 29 1937 
January 28, 1937 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
Assistant Secretary, 
United States National Museum, 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr, Wetmore: 
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I was glad indeed to get your letter, 
I had just been thinking about you, wondering whether 
you were yet back from Guatemala, and also what the 
chances would be for a trip to Mt. Rogers this spring. 
First of all, I am marking ray calendar 
for the period from May 31 to June 5, as you suggest, I 
certainly want to go, and,barring unforeseen accidents in 
/ my church work, think I can do so. 
It would be a good idea to get in touch 
with McDaniel, as you suggest. If we walk up the mountain 
each day, even if it is only from the far side of the Elk 
Garden, it would mean a climb of 1,000 feet or more to the 
'bald,* 8o it would be better to stay up there, if that is 
, feasible, I haven’t much hope of finding a cabin up there; 
i but we could manage all right with the tent, if there is 
water. If McDaniel has to work on the road in order to get 
us up there, I shall be glad to share the expense. 
Will you write him, or shall I do so? It 
would probably be better for you to do so, since you know 
as to the amount of baggage to be transported. If we dedide 
to go back and forth from White Top, I shall see about 
reserving our cabin. 
I am interested in what you say about the 
teal which lacked the white bar in frorftof the bend of the 
wing, and would like to hear further about it. It definitely 
lacked the bar. I had good opportunity to study it. But I 
decided that it was not a European Teal for the reason that 
it also lacked the scapular stripe (white) which I thought 
was necessary. Forbush, in the ’Birds of Massachusetts,’ says 
that the white bar before the wing is sometimes wanting in the 
Green-winged Teal. I should like to know whether that is 
correct. It may be that in this bird which I saw recently 
the white scapular stripe was present but not noticeable, 
although in Ihe bird which I collected last winter that was 
the most noticeable mark,in the field. 
