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will be finished and something
in the way of proper exposi-
tion can be made. I would
like however to have large collec-
tions of mammals, of all species,
foxes, wolves (very much), coons,
&c. - as well as the smaller
species of which I have already
written so often. A skin of gray
Fox sent by Shaw was of very
great service. I would also like
many skulls of all and any sort.

Can you send us some
more live snakes this
spring for our menagerie.

I enclose description of
the Regina kirtlandii. Your
new snake. Make any
modifications in description
you please, and add any
remarks about Dr. Kirtland,
your obligations and those of
the western country, and all
that. Add notes of its
habits & manners. Send
back the Mss. to me, and
I will send to the Acade-
my with the assurance
that the species is perfectly
new. Do not hesitate for
a moment in taking the
description I send as the