UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
Docsffibsr 13t 1937* 
Mr. Ventura Barnes, 
Ministerio de Agriculture y Cria, 
Eseuela Practice de Agriculture, 
Maracay, Venezuela. 
Dear Ventura* 
I am now home again with my collections safe and sound. 
Everything has "been unpacked and the specimens have come through in 
good shape. You can imagine the pleasure that I am having in 
looking over all of the material together after having seen it only 
as I prepared the skins day by day. 
After leaving you in Maracay I had two days in Caracas for 
my official calls. Dr. Pittier was well and made inquiry of you. 
I spoke also to the Consul about Mrs. Barnes visa concerning •which he 
said there would be no difficulty. 
My journey to Puerto Rico was pleasant and while there I 
stopped at the Escambron, a comfortable and excellent place. 
In Mayagufiz I found Danforth very weak as his first attack 
by pneumonia had been followed by a second. I spent what time I 
could with him and also saw Dr. Lee who showed me the birds that you 
had collected at the Experiment Station. 
Tell Mrs. Barnes that I had a pleasant visit with her 
brother Senor Rafael Pagan, and enjoyed meeting him very much indeed. 
He sent one of the men from the bank with me to show me where I could 
get some of the handwork that I wanted• 
v After twenty-five years Puerto Rico certainly showed 
me many change®. I was on El Yunque one day and was lucky enough to 
see a flock of parrots. Aside from this I did not get much into the 
field as I expected to be out with Banforth but found him so ill that 
this was not practicable. 
To your address in Puertf| Rico I am sending the auxiliary 
barrel. Will also forward the copy of the Birds of Haiti that you 
wanted to that same address. 
