THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

HENRY B. WARD, PROFESSOR
ZOOLOGIST STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
ROBERT H. WOLCOTT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
WILLIAM A. WILLARD, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
RALPH S. LILLIE, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
FRANKLIN D. BARKER, INSTRUCTOR

CAROLINE E. STRINGER
S. FRED PRINCE, ARTIST

Lincoln,
Oct. 25, 1904.

My dear Shoemaker,
Your letter of Sept. 30 was very welcome
and very much enjoyed. And I went down to Bruner and got
the pins at once; but before I got time to write the letter and pins
got buried on my desk, and have only just been exhumed.

Will tell you later about C. vulgaris var. obliquata, when I can
get a box of Cicindelidae I have picked out off to Leng himself. C. ce-
leripes only flies in June and early July - look out for it next year.
Have only taken one specimen here.

You have recieved a bound copy of our list of Nebraska birds. We
have it both bound and unbound - 75 ¢ and 50 ¢ respectively - I do
not send the three copies asked for till I find out which you desire.
The pins are 50 ¢ and you owe this to Prof. Bruner.

Wish I could have a Sunday with you in Omaha, but afraid I can
not get one. Shall be up during the State Teachers' meeting at Christmas
time - to talk on "Twenty-five Common Birds." But don't see any opportun-
ity to get up before. But you have a pass - no excuse for you not coming down.

Oct 8. spent the day in some marshy meadows northeast of Havelock -
and had a great day. Virginia and Carolina Rails, Bittern, Jack Snipe
(made a "double" on Jacks - first I ever made), Marsh Wrens, etc. ~ but the
Sparrows! Savanna, Song, Swamp, Grasshopper, LeConte (thousands),
Nelson (a small flock - first record for state), and in shrubbery Har-
ris, Tree, Lark, Lincoln, Western Vesper ~ a total of 11 species of
streaked sparrows. And had them all within a few feet, LeConte and
the marsh sparrows especially. On the 15th I added to the sparrow
list, the Intermediate.

Palmer, of Washington, the Dept. of Agriculture bird protection man,
was here yesterday.

Am having lantern slides of the Sand-hill pictures made and may
send them to the A. O. U. meeting. Hope we can duplicate that trip
next spring again ~ and the pictures.

With very cordial regards to yourself and Miss Van Sant,
from both Mrs. W. and myself -

Your friend
Robt. H. Wolcott.

When will you be here again? Re.
member the latchstring is always out.