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early part of the month, owing to the want of trays.

A large part of Dr. Abbott's Kilimanjaro collection was with Dr. Stejneger's assistance, determined during June. This work involved a very great amount of difficult research, owing to the lack of material for comparison, and also of certain literature having an important bearing on the subject.

Similar work was also done on material from Costa Rica and Honduras which has for some time been awaiting the opportunity.

Very respectfully yours,
R. Ridgway
Curator, Department of Birds.