"Bowerwood House"

St Botolph's Road,
SEVENOAKS, Kent.

March

7..

51.

Dear Mr Racey,

Thank you for your letter of February

The trouble is that

of

are

Perhaps
this

point

my

you

kindly

will

I havebeen very
and

should

weeks, one of the two volumes
ought to

I

let

me have your

boxes,

which

pleasant

time in

comments upon

I keep sealed up

,

spars series.

Yes I had a very

of Kent finalised,

, if you rememberI was not able

good specimens nevertheless.

before I look through the

in which I store

which I was pl

collected specimens. Those that

to meet you as regards recently
have to dispose

28th.,

busy getting

Sweden,

my typescript

but

on the Birds

be through with this in the next

is already

would rather

two

1n page proof, so the work

be out this fall.
Of the other species mentioned 1n yours I would be in-

terested 1n the Harlequin,

also Bonapartes Sandpiper and Tringa incana

incana.
Yours s sincerely,