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2) am keeping birdskins and dried plants until I came up myself in a couple of months. [Have seen [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] a Nomonyx dom - (stiff tailed duck) It flew all around me when without a gun one morning. Couldn't find it again] A week ago today, was on hill above Navarrete near Santiago (4 miles form camp). I a good many big swifts were flying slow & low over the ridge, but I had no gun - never had such a chance at them before - slopes were freshly cleared of brush - next morning I went back with gun, but there were no swifts -] Sent a box of living cacti up to Dr. Rose by steamer yesterday - but holding rest of stuff back. It is raining in torrents every day - especially mornings - has done so since I came down in November, except while I was in the dry zone. [A guardia officer told me of a queer ground dove he met with on North coast [[crossed out]] East[[/crossed out]] west of Cape Isabel - can't form any idea what it was. Seemed a little like Beck's new pigeon.] Am going to Samana tomorrow & go out into the small arid district near Cape Samana, have never investigated it thoroughly. Flowers are absolutely nonexistent hereabouts - only an ultra luxuriance of green leaves. Hope you keep well - Yours very truly W. L. Abbott P.S. [Don't expect too much of that old night hawk until you see it - The Dominican name is "Pitangua" - (Pee tang' wah)] Also Dominican name of Dulus Dominicensis is "Sigua" (Seeg' wa) SeegWA not "Sigura" 2nd P.S. Have got something rather good for Hough's dept.
Transcription Notes:
Nomonyx dominicus
could not find Cape Isabel in Dom.Rep.
Beck = Rollo Beck probably
Dulus Dominicensis in modern terminology is Dulus dominicus