Transcribe Townsend, Charles Haskins. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-12-04)

good collection of skins and stuffed specimens. Have used Dr Cones "Field Ornith -ology as a guide in all my collecting. I am familiar with about half of our North Am birds and have studied the books for all that know about the zoology of the world. My age is nine- teen. I am giving you only plain facts as I do not wish to misrepresent myself to you.

      Probably I could do good work

as a ^field^ collector in ornithology, oology & mammalogy. All my skins are labeled according to Dr Cones method.

     Your exhibit at the Pitts Expo

interested me more than all the others put together and it was on my examination of it that prompted me to write to you.