received from near Rockland in 86,7 consider it practically certain 
that your bird was killed on the day before Thanksziving in 1886.As 
Mr. Arthur H.Norton of Westbrook has been instrumental in getting most 
thida data for. me-zx wish to give-him the credit of it. 
Your Hagile Island bird being Shot in March is out of ‘the 
_question ef being .from Rackliff. 
tT have great hopes of cetting the Mss of our ilaine 
-birds into the hands of the printer very so#n as I am now en aged. in 
Caretuliy revising iL. 
Thanking you for your many favors both past and present,T 
YOUrS= VLULy 
mus 
#384 Hammond 
Bangor, Maine. 

