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to even one branch of Nat. History.
I have no doubt the forth coming
work of D. Brewer will be a very
creditable one, he shewed me the
drawings two or three years since
which were very beautiful -

Is it Lamins Lordovicinus or
L. excubiteroides that is found
with you, they are distinguished
by the rump being whitish in the
latter, the former I think does not
come farther north on the Atlantic
coast than Carolina -

I have not rec'^d the Vol. of Trans".
if directed to the Lyceum I will
not get ^it till we meet in Sep.
which will be in good time -
if not sent, direct to me at N.Y.
& I will get it, as I have a box at
the P. Office.

Prof. Baird is now I suppose
on the coast of N.J. at Egg. Harbor,