Jostah Hoopes, 
Abner Hoopes, 
Geo.B. Thomas. 
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Ug eae Ge | Aug. lltbs 1890. 
Mp. William Brewster. 
146 Brattie St. Cambridge, Mass. 
My Dear Sir; +- Referring to yours oi the Gta, or the 
portion that arrived, as the ebruptness of its ending led me 
to believe I cid not reeeive all you intended, - I trust you 
will feel tree to keep the skins as long: as you have use for 
them, and at any tine to draw upon my little stoek of materi- 
2l as well. Mr. Smith ef Loveland, Colo. writes me he has 
foerwarded to you tor identifieation,s several skins of the Owl 
family, and from what I have observed, the need exists for e 
revision of the group of smaller species, of which our east- 
ern fom of Sereech Owl is the type. dy. Polinz: sent me re- 
cently irom Arigona, an interesting lot of Mniotiltidae, but 
the larger portion were prepsered so badly» that I eoneluded 
not to retain them alls but still sutticient remains to ada 
to the value of my little colleetion. My desiderata yet em- 
braces a pair of the Olive Warblers waica I was in hopes he 
would have ecolleeited I suall be pleased to oear your report 
oh these skins waenever it suits your eonvenicnee. 
Faitaftully yours. 

