J GRINNELL 
OFFICE OF 
Editor 
W. L. FINLEY 
R. B. ROCKWEEL 
Assoc. Editors 
THE CONDOR 
J. GRINNELL. Editor 
BERKELEY. CAL. 
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM 
OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY 
A BI-MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF WESTERN ORNITHOLOGY 
J. EUGENE LAW 
W. LEE CHAMBERS 
BUSINESS MANAGERS 
PUBLISHED BY 
COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 
AT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA 
Berkeley, Cal., January 28, 1911. 
Mr. William Brewster, 
145 Brattle Street, 
Cambridge, Mass. 
Dear Mr. Brewster: 
You have long before this receivd the January Condor. 
We all think that your article shows up well. The mistake 
you refer to in your letter of the 15th is certainly re- 
gretable; but it is not so important as to warrent very 
much worry. I see your position in the matter clearly; 
and, altho a correction is due in course of time, this 
might be put off for some months until it looks as tho its 
discovery had been a matter of time. 
Mr. Fuertes deservs all our thanks for supplying the 
very necessary drawings. 
Mr. Thayer writes me that he has securd material rep¬ 
resenting still another sub-species of the Clapper Rail from 
the coast of Texas. This is surely very interesting, and 
again shows that even apparently well known portions of North 
America may still yield novelties. 
May I hope tha.t you will again favor our magazine? 
Very truly yours, 
