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possible (perhaps such cases have already occurred) for the literary expert to then unconsciously materially alter the meaning of the scientific expert, even to the extent of making him appear nonsensical to the receiver of the letter.

II.  A record [[underlined]] at hand [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] all [[/underlined]] correspondence pertaining to the identification of specimens by the Curator and his assistant is very essential to the proper conduct of the business of the Department of Birds.  For example:  It is often necessary, before a letter can be answered, to know exactly what was told the writer of the letter in one or more previous communications;  and if in order to obtain this information a special trip must be made to the office of the Division of Correspondence, the time of the Curator or his assistant will be still further overtaxed, and the numerous inconveniences to which their