Tacoma, Wash. 
Jan, 1,1916. 
Lear Mr. Brewster 
It is many a long day since I have heard from 
you, indeed I was sick for such a long time that I rather "believe 
you must have thought I had dropped out of sight altogether. How¬ 
ever, I am in fine shape again now and getting into the good old 
game once more as lively as ever. 
I hope that time has treated you well and that things 
of new interest are reaching your collection every now and then. 
Needless to say that I shall "be only too glad to get you mater¬ 
ial from this part of the country if you care for it. 
A number'pf things have come up lately that seemed to 
me of unusual interest. Three new records for the state are 
Trumpeter Swan, Golden Plover,and Porbush’ Sparrow, of which I had 
the pleasure of preparing the last two for myself. I am not" posi¬ 
tive about the swan being a new record,but I believe there has been 
nothing very definite been recorded of them in this state in recent 
years at least. 
During the past week a large flock of Bohemian Waxwings 
has been in the park opposite which we live, and they surely are: 
moat beautiful birds. Although by no means a state record,they 
are the first that I ever saw alive and were not at all frightened 
by my approaching slowly to within from six to ten feet of them. 
