Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to McBride, T. H. (1886-03-22)

U.S. National Museum,

Wash. D.C.

March 22 [18]86

Prof. T. H. McBride [Macbride}, My dear Sir: I have just posted a letter to your President, making a formal offer of the collection and sent along with it a MSS. list. Since I offered the collection to the I.A.C, now nearly a year ago, I have made a few exchanges with Prof. Ward for species that were to me more desirable than those I gave. This is of no consequence to you, but I mention it in order that you may understand why the present list is not exactly identical with the list printed in the Aurora. I have made one important addition to the list--an Indian Elephant--which brings the total cost of mounting above what it was without it. While I have not this specimen actually in my possession, I have a promise which