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January 23, 194X« 
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Senor Modesto Martines, 
San Jos9, Costa Rica. 
Uy dear Friend Modesto: 
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Vihen I HAS in San Jose last fall you honored me by 
asking for a photograph. I have pleasure In sending you a 
recent one herewith that I hope my be fUseeptalxLe to you* 
I hope some tiaw 1 may have one of yours in return to place 
here in ;Qy study with likenesses of other friends* 
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We have had a pleasant winter thus far in Washington 
with only a moderate amount of cold weather* As it is now 
past the middle of January we can oon^der that spring is not 
too far away* 
^noe ay rstum there have bean many matters here to 
occupy me but I have found time to begin work on the collecti<m 
of birds that 1 made in Quanacaste. Their final identification 
has much of interest as they give ue data on the distribution 
of geographic races that we have not had available previously* 
It will be some time before I am finally finished with the Job 
as 1 secured a good many different kinds* 
' It seems probable now that I shall be able to get away 
again in March for two laonths or so and expect this time to 
take a trip into northern South America. Arrangements for this 
are now under ccnsidcration. I .shall return some time in May. 
Plaase tell Do&a AfiQ>aro that the huasdni^ird picture, by 
Qould is now on the wall of ay dining room at home with a nuc^r 
of other peiintings of birds by well known artists. I am very 
proud of it and ay friends have had much interest in it. 
With ay kindest regards, I am 
Sincerely yours. 
A* Wetmore, 
Assistant Secretary. 
