Drawer 0 
Bed .30 a* Canal Zone 
February 20, 19^J 
Dr- Herbert Friedmann 
3 m it h so a i nn In s i iiut ioit 
Washington 2*>, D.C« 
Dear Herbert! 
It was thoughtful of you to write me relative to the deaths of 
John Ziiamer arid dosselyn Van Tyne- The former was to be expected in 
vioi? or Zimmer’s oondition, but I had no intimation that van Tyne was 
in similar situation. Storer ;as written me, telling me also of the 
proposed Van Tyne Momor. fund, but I shall not try to do anything 
about that until my return. Between ue, I have a somewhat cynical' re¬ 
action to @i proposals 0 ■ they impress me usually as an enter¬ 
prising utilization of the emotions aroused in friends at such a time. 
In any event, such a fund to be of special use should amount to at h* 
least 010,000. 
Ve have just come in from four weeks in the San Bias territory 
where I had grand success. I have ,a little over 400 skins, with numerous 
valuable records. One of the last birds taken was a Meocmbrinibis which 
was known from hear the Oosta Mean border with one old record supposedly 
from the Canal Zone. It has never been found before, so far as I know, 
in eastern Panama. We found the Indians friendly and living conditions 
were nofs too bad. It is fortunate however that we went in when we did 
since• with the onset of the dry season country 'which in the rains is largely 
flooded dries up almost immediately so that we had some difficulty with 
the water supply for camp use. We leave promptly for the lower end of the 
Aauero Peninsula on a trip that will last until toward the end of March. 
It say be desirable to check with Oehser relative to progress on page 
proof for the check-list. I hope there will be a good sized chunk of this 
waiting for me on return the first of April. 
Boa joins me in best regards. 
Sincerely yours. 
A. W o too re 
Research Associate 
