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Drawer Q„ Balboa, Canal 
January 14, 1957 
Dr. J * Van Tvne 
Museum of Zoology 
University of Michigan 
Ann Arbor, Kiciiigan 
Dear Jo .3slyns 
On January 9 I returned to you the last of your galley proofs 
and placed the final manuscript and corrected galleys in Oehser 1 s 
hands* That night we left by plane and at 5*5® the following morning 
we were here in Panama. I have encouraged Oehser in getting this 
material in the hands of the printer with the hope that the page ©roofs 
lilll be ready when we return home next April * 
The proof corrections have been many*, .as I knew they 
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but t is has been the only tfay to get the job done. Due to the diffe¬ 
rent approach on the part of pur friendly helpers who assisted in - 
assembling the final manuscript I soon realized the diversity in con¬ 
tent of the manuscript# particularly with regard to references* I 
checked up on many of these thinrrs but soon came to the conclusion that 
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to try to do all of this in manuscript form would .delay publication by 
exactly or -* The whole thing has Lae from all of 
us that this is soael lat we could not contemplate, so the manu¬ 
script went to the printer. I certainly appreciate your own help in 
Pinal- check which has been of maximum assistance* I have been sorry 
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that my own plane were such that I had to crowd you in this toward the 
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end. You have been very patient with me. 
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’jts-Q&K., X am' pleased to report, is in fair health again thouj ho 
still has a practical nurse with him. His eyesight is such, due I 
suppose to developing cataracts, that he has had to give up driving and 
he does not get out a great deal. I have had two good visits with him. 
J$y own affairs here are progressing satisfactorily as my routine calls 
are now complete} my jeep is in operation, and I am going off for 24 
hours tomorrow to prospect the location where I expect to work for the 
first part of the season* Yesterday morning Bea and I were out with 
the bfrds and I returned with one Bent—billed Flycatcher so that this 
is note an expedition, with one specimen in the bag! 
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*th best regards frox 
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us to you and Helen, 
Sincerely yours 
A. Vetraore 
