Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1878-08-21)

apore & have it sent from there. If you send any to me they will be forwarded to me by mail.

    This is a fine place for collecting

every way considered. Living is cheap, help is cheap. specimens </u cheap > and </u plentiful >. I pay $5.00 each for </u big > Orngs freshly killed. smaller ones in proportion. Will get a good lot of Nasalis larvatus, Macacus nemes- trinus, Hylobates ^concology^ </s her ? >, Many other monkeys, Busceros, some </u large > Pteropus, Pteromys, perhap a few five </u sue > barbatus, </u very > interesting, besides tur- tles (have 3 species, 12 specimens already) fresh water fishes, & c. Look out for the August list of Specimeus. perhaps by next mail.

    Now I must close, for I am too

</s of > awfully tired to write more. By next mail I will write you a letter on Orang fit for a newspaper, </u per- haps . >

    Hadn't I better strike direct for

Australia & the Angongs as soon as I get back to Singapore? I think is would be best, provided there is money provided. If Australia, telegraph "Australia." I think we had better give up Java & Aruboyna, & not tempt Providence too far. If Bor-