6542 Lime Street, Vancouver 14,
Canada. Feby.5.1952.
Dear Dr. Harrison;
I am sorry at the great delay in writing to thank you all for the very pretty Christmas card and for all the good wishes
and also to thank you for your letters of Dec. 11th. and 30th. which I was pleased to receive. Unfortunately we got a bit
tied up during the holiday season due to one of my granddaughters, who with her parents was visiting us, contracting
scarlet fever and in consequence we were quarentined and fed large quantities of sulfa pills. However we are now back
normal.
How very nice that your son Jeffery is now in practice with you and I can realize how pleased you must be. Please
convey my warmest congratulations to David on his success and may they both have the best of good fortune.
I have packed and am forwarding you the following eight specimens and which I hope will arrive in good condition and
please you.
2 Surf Scooters M. & F.
2 W.-w "
M. & F.
1 Barrow Goldeneye M.
1 Pintail M.
1 Hooded Merganser F.
1 Amc. Bittern M.
Others will follow as I can collect them.
Yes, thank you I would like an ad. pair of your Bucephala clangula and an ad. European Goshawk.
Have been revising part of my list of desiderata as follows and hope it does not look too ridiculous. Here it is.
Great Cormorant
Redpoll
Hoopoe
Hobby
Merlin
Bittern
Bean Goose
Sheld Duck
Ruddy Sheld Duck
Red-crested Pochard
Smew
Fulmar Petrel
Storm Petrel
Fork-tailed Petrel
Manx Shearwater
Madeiran Little Sheerwater
Little Grebe
White-billed Northern Diver
Great Snipe
Faeroe Snipe
Jack Snipe
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Northern Golden Plover
Stone Curlew
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You may possibly have some exchange material listed in the above.
Are you interested in further specimens of Western Sandpipers and Pacific Dunlin in spring plumage or in Wilson
Snipe, Black-bellied Plover (Winter and spring moult), Ruffed Grouse and Geese? I expect to go up the coast again this
spring and might secure some Gulls, Divers and Grebe if you are interested.
From what we read and hear I am afraid that the food situation in England is going to be rather tough for some time.
Too bad, but Churchill is determined to place the country on a solid financial basis.
With all good wishes,
Sincerely yours,
Kenneth Racey.
Feb.6/52.
Have just heard over the radio that our our beloved King died early this morning. His Majesty has been a wonderfull
ruler and has been closer to the people than any previous monarch. God grant that young Queen Elizabeth may be given
health, strength and wisdom to carry on in the same manner as her father.

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