Transcribe Phelps, A.H. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-12-29)

rainbow fish, bluefish, grouper, whipary, klogerhead turtle, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, shell fish, large starfish of a brown tint much like the ones found </s at> on lone island shores, only made larger and thicker, also Ophiocama rethiops, four varies of Echini (with & without spines), seacrops(1015 - in invertet- catalogue). also No's 935, 939, 953. 780, 731, 875?. 521, 882, 892, 464?. 867, 133, 120, 130, in the invertibhiate catalogues also Nos 171, 104, 259, 295, 207, and many others in the same catalogue. I can also get the finest Ring conch, Queen conchs, common conchs, and small members of the genius Triton. cowrys [se & e] also cool, bahama [crams], banana birds and I feel sure I can get