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March 4, 1957 
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!4r« Herbert Delgnan 
Smiths!/ >nion Institution 
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Dear 4pft i 
ebruary 20 caught up wit: 
a lo*%h trip down the Gulf of Panama to visit some of the islands, 
but I Shave not had opportunity to reply until now. It ie a pleasure 
to si Ax the application for good.old Lobo, which I return herewith# 
s for your careful preparation of the paper* 
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•iM©.. had four pleasant days .on a 40 ft. 2 iph>iny«stigetil^ several 
point's that I hare not been able to reach by other means# I made a deal 
with B. . Parker of Colon who- is interested in birds end has been doing 
landing for the Fish and Vildlr Service. I nay lav© shown you 
anas of boobies that he had sent in for idea: sat ion. " ? e 
nit Oil board the boat one evening and pulled b at p amt. th* following 
corning-- making the run direct to Punfca Mala, Theseason is different 
from that if last year and I found that the terns and mo St of the other 
birds that were nesting on some rocks known as Los Frail on February 
& me had finished up and had;gone. However, I made a profitable col¬ 
lection at a li tie bay 11 miles west of the point where among other birds 
. secured me Coccyzus? miner pallorii h i very few speci- 
ick then to Iguana' Island where we $ a good collection, 
end < way hack looked in cm some other rocky islets. Among others, 
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¥0 had expected to pull out of her® again laaediately but have been 
n a four day Gan -lebration which l -practicable 
3 been making. it to 
the collections. Yesterday "'Sandy Fairchild took me in 15 nilon on a newly 
bulldozed trail 3 ding to an old man gain .an unlcnown area 
and I picked up severs! good-thirds although the ;ping t as tough as -'.his 
trail-lajl- long i cr t of ""a steep-sided ridge. no level ground. 
This is truly a dry season on the Pacific side since there has been 
no rain for over a month. I The weather, however, is wonderful - corning 
temperature 70-72°s afternoon 90°, with a good trade wind blowing most of 
the tine. The higher forests are getting very dry. 
Our best to everyone. 
Sincerely yours. 
