Transcribe Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph). Letter to Lucas, Frederick A.. (1880-05-18)

                                    Museum of Comparative Zoology,
                                                                           CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
                                                                                        May 18, 1880 -

Dear Mr. Lucas -

  In regard to the

last shipment of birds, & the arrived of which I advised you a few days since, I now write a little more fully.

  Some of the small ones are not

quite satisfactory, but realizing how hard it is to get some of them I let them pass. I reject, therefore only the </u Graculus sinensis, > which is quite too bad - a skin it was folly to attempt to mount, the bird when killed having been in </s the > an advanced stage of moulting - The discrepancies I spoke of are the following - 1. On the