September 30, 1937. 
Deer Mr* Barnes* 
According to present arrangements I am coming 
to Venezuela for a few weeks, leaving here early in October 
and shall spend my tire in making collections of birds for 
the national Ifiiseum at several places* I shall com© to 
La Guaira and from there to Caracas. At the present time 
I have a reservation on the steamship Caracas leaving 
Hew York October 14 but am trying to get away a week earlier 
on October 8 on the Dutch line boat Stuyvesant. So far 
however accomodations on the earlier ship have all been 
taken. 
I hope during my stay in Venezuela that I shall 
be able to see you and that we can do some collecting together 
I am looking forward with keen interest to a few weeks in a 
land whose birds in the life are wholly new to as. 
actual plans for work in "the field are indefinite end shall 
be shaped up after I reach Venezuela and can learn something 
of local conditions. I hope to spend a short period in the 
norttawm edge of the llanos in the dry area over toward 
Barquisimeto and some point in the mountain area. 
% address in Venezuela will be care of the 
American Consul at Caracas. 
yours. 
Assistant Secretary. 
Mr. Ventura Barnes, 
Ministerio de Agriculture y Cria, 
Escuela Practice de Agriculture, 
M&raoay, Venezuela. 
