Key West, Fla. Dec 23rd, 1896. 
Mr. William Brewster, 145 Brattle St, Cambridge, Mass. 
Dear Sir :- 
I have the following skins to offer you : - 
occidentalis 
, white, 3 
adults, at $12.50 each, 
$ 37.50 
do 
do 1 
immature, but an extra large bird, 
10.00 
do var 
wuerdenanni 
, 6 adults, at $12.50 each, 
75.00 
do 
do 
1 adult half tail gone, but other¬ 
wise handsome and perfect, 
6.00 
do 
do 
2 immature, at $10.00 each 
20.00 
$14-8.50 
This is a handsome foi of skins, and one that I do not believe I 
shall ever be able to duplicate. The first three white adults are 
immaculate, except for a slight stain on belly from nesting, which is 
almost eradicated. The immature white has an inconspicuous stain on 
one shoulder which I could not entirely overcome with the means at 
hand, but is with this exception a fine, large specimen. The only de¬ 
fect in the others is the one listed above, which is otherwise a hand¬ 
some, skin, The two immature „blues are somewhat younger birds than 
the last one I sent you, bui /v full grown; they are very pale blue and 
