Hallock ,Minn.Oct. I8,- 
Mr.Brewster, 
tT have taken,this season,six sets of 
g Le Conte’s Sparrow. The identity of these has been absolutely determinda _ 
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| in several, cases ,at cost of much patience,-and 15 absolutely guaran- 
th F teed. The preparation is,-of course,-faultl ~The datas will 
{f exceptiohally fulljand,-which may perhaps appeal somewhat to YOU,-4 
$e es of four photographs,-or more,-carefully taken,to 1llustr ate the 
wy differences in eround colorations and markings ,and the marked peculi- 
arities in nesting habit of this little known,and most peculiar Spar-: 
row ,-Will accompany each set The price I am asking 
is high ,-but bah oink is a most worthy one,-and the number of 
| ( bray be ert.) 
is most lLimited.The price is high,-yet no higher that a well-known Ccol- 
lector has willingly paid a field-worker,this season, fon @ 
The price will be,-ten,nine,and eight dollars,per sét,-ac~ 
cording to the nmumbe f eggs in the se+,-three,four,or five.One set 
has alreadv been 
you do not care to put so ruch mash as is into & 
this degree of rarity,I could possibly arrange to take a part of the 
price in saleable ets,-allowing | ges Uh of one hind Tayler 's 
List,for ‘the eggs. T may add, -that T have the parent bird 
with but two more sets of the Le Conte eges,-and one of these 1s the 
by @ delib e Tate 
male parent,-this sex being much more @&& Lly secured, 
.shot,thah the other .l had several good reasons for not taking the par- 
in ower ease the chief reason being that it was not neccessary ,~ 

