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woodchuck and other things, and
presume as you suggest, the letter
was lost. I mentioned the [illegible]
things in detail; they were very
interesting and perfect.
The Arvicola you sent is
probably A. austerus of Leconte
The Hesperomys is what we
call Michiganenses. I will
not fail to send hereafter the
labelled series you want
I can hardly give any very
satisfactory hints about your cases
and fittings of the new Natu-
ral History room, except that
you want plenty of shells and
drawers.. You might have one side
fitted up like in the following cross
section.
[drawing with labels "B" and "A" in the sections]
The lower part A. is a sort of counter,
about two feet deep, and 2 1/2 or 3 feet
high. (table height). This should be
filled with drawers, of which there
might be four or five, decreasing in
de height from bottom to top. The
top part might be open with glazed
front, and about one foot deep, with
shelves 12 or 14 inches apart for
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