JSostah Hoopes. 
Abner Hoopes. 
Ceo B. Thomas. 

Your description of a new subspecies 
cana” in the present aumber of the Auk, has been read with 
idea occured to me that possibly my series of this bird might be of interest to you, 
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so that if desired I will gladly send them on for examination and comparison, i 
have about seventy skins, mostly from this section, although a number were taken by 
the Brimleys at Raleigh, N.C. and a few from Texas, &c. T trast you will feel en- 
irely fr this offer as your wishes may dietate. The “Nnio- 
tiltideae”: have for many years been to me a special sindy, so that of 
of the various’ species and subs pec i&s: have largely accumulated in my 
comparison, 
ointed in not being able 
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poor health prevented, 
William Brewster 
7d 
a, Semon, Bia 
Cambridge, 

