Transcribe Worthen, Chas. K. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1886-01-20)

ybg Warsaw Ills Jan 20th 86

                      Feb 3/86

Prof H. A. Ward Dear Sir,

    I have the following of

your desiderata for you, which I have laid aside shall I for ward them, with the Giant Fulmar that I have been holding for you? Black Chinned Sparrow (pizella atrigularis) 215. 3.00 </u Sooty Song ^231e^ Sparrow > (Nielospiza fasciata sufina) 225. 4.50 </u Aphiza Virgata > ^511^ (Surf Birds) 511. 7.50 I hope to have others soon. I have them ordered, if they ^only^ prove to be good quality, adult skins, when they arrive I wish Professor you could have made your visit here longer and hope you may soon get around this way again. I thought of a great many things that I was very desirous of talking With you about before you had been gone 30 minutes. Your time was so limited and I had so much that I wanted to say, and had to crowd into so little time that I could not think of a hundredth part. I was in hopes that I should be with you, by this time, after the Holidays were over, but am still so crowded with my work that I cannot leave it. But shall come when I can. Among the rare skins recently rec'd are the following species, they are not