Transcribe Allen, J. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-12-6)

specimens sent -at - different times, em- brace all sent prior to October of this year? Are all the bones now returned excepting of course those last recd - ?

  I am now collating and getting

ready to send another large lot of bird skins, which I hope to forward in the course of two weeks. They will embrace in all probably upward of 300 specimens; all are from tropical America. Will try and send only such as will mount, but probably there will be some that you will have to put aside as unmountable, especially among the Humming birds.

  An early reply respecting price of

mounting Hummers will greatly oblige Yours very truly

                                     J. A. Allen

[another hand - Let Prof.Allen see some of Urbrter's Humming Birds to compare with others.] [ybg]