Rio de Janeiro, June 23rd, 1920. 
Dear Sir; 
Under date of May 13th, at the request of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, the Department of 
State wrote me that you were proceeding to South America 
to study the conditions effecting those species of migra¬ 
tory birds of the United States which pass a part of the 
year there and to obtain such general information as may 
be procurable concerning the fauna of the regions which 
you will visit. 
I am instructed to apply to the Brazilian Govern¬ 
ment for the free entry without examination of jrour pro- 
fessional supplies and equipment and to afford you 3uch 
facilities as will lead to the accomplishment of your mission. 
In order to do so it is necessary that I be in¬ 
formed when you will arrive in this country, the name of tbe 
port which you will first visit, as well as information re- 
garding any supplies which you may have forwarded directly to 
Brazil from the United States. In regard to the latter matter 
I wish to know the number of cases, the port or ports,of entry, 
and the date or dates together with the name of the steamer 
or steamers on which the supplies will be shipped. Answers 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
• C/o American Consulate-General, 
Buenos Aires, 
Argentine. 
