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Egeeluk who obtained a collection of ethnological specimens for me at Unalakleet a short time since announced his intention of going with Agri[n]piak to the neighborhood of Cape Pr.of Wales and wished some goods to get me specimens so I taught him how to prepare bird skins and giving him about $25 worth off stuffs started him off -- His people live in that vicinity and he will remain until sometime during the winter when he will return.  The bidarra started on its return trip during the afternoon

Aug 21
Nothing of note -- the traders from the Yukon are getting goods - 
I have made arrangements with them through Mr. Neumann head agent of the A.C.Co here

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to get me specimens, principally ethnological though a Russian Kamkoff from Kutlik at the mouth of the Zephoon promises to send a three-holed bidarkie load of emperor geese during the fall --

Aug. 22
Egorka one of the natives brought me a lot of [[ ?   ?                         ]] today with two young of the year of Xema sabinii, one Heterosceles aicanus [[unsure]] and a Oed. americana.    Besides several commoner birds. Passerculus savanna and Plect.lapponicus are at present represented by but a few individuals the majority having left the latter in small) flocks) some two or three weeks since.
Aegiothus linarius [[unsure]] is very 

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Scientific names of different species unsure.