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Bloomfield Sept. 7th 1870

Friend Robinson

I received
the Woodpecker all right, and
it was in very good condition. I
opened the head on the side took
out the brains and eyes and
made a skin of it. I was very
glad to have it as I had not
got one in my collection. It is
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
(Campephilus Principalis).
They are found the most in
the large track sof heavy timber
in the Southern States. They are
plenty of them in Iowa and
other western states. It is only
straglers that get in the Eastern
States. I also received the Butcher