William Brewster correspondence. Senders Balch-Batty, 1873-1913 (inclusive)

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§§ Santa Clara, Cal. , Aug. 15/93,

Mr. William Brewster,

Cambridge, Mass.

My dear Sir!-

I had the good fortune to secure this year a set of

the Hermit Warbler n/ 4 in the Sierra Nevada Mts. which I may
dispose of if a satisfactory offer is secured. The nest is in
situ on the pine limb, which is a little over one foot in length.
Mr. Norris has made me an offer of y25. and I do not

know

how you regard such rareties so merely invite your offer,

should you wish to make one. This set is the second authentic
set taken up to the present time, the first set taken bv Mr.

R * T: * Peck xn 1899 having gone through Dr. Ralph into the !/. S.
Sat. 'tu M ». r ,0 because of its rarity T value it core highly thm
I otherwise should perhaps.

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Santa Clara, Ca L, , Feb. 11/99,

Mr william Brewster.

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Cambridge, N. Y«

My dear sir:-

I have received, fram our Business Manager, ,r r. Cohen,
notice of your subscription to our Club Bulletin for three copies.
We sincerely appreciate your endorsement of the Cooper Club's

undertaking, for as such we regard it. The Bulletin is being
favored with the subscriptions of many of the prominent Eastern
workers, which is class we cater to. The magazine will be kept
aloof from having its columns used for recording mere finds of
egss unless the articles otherwise warrant publication. I think
you will find that the Bulletin will present more valuable Wes¬
tern^ material than has ever been placed before the 2 ,u hlic at
one time and by careful preliminary work our best ornithologists
have assured me their support, including Messrs. Anthony, Bryant,
'•r. Lyman Balding and many others scarcely less well known. These
names in themselves are a guarantee of "good things" to follow.

T am mailing you three copies of V=T to commence your

subscription. #2 will be mai lea promptly March 15 and we pro¬
pose to introduce an innovation by always appearing with rigid
promptness. This is my firmest resolve so long as I remain in
charge. ' Thanking you for your assistance and gfldd will,

Yours sincerely,

Bdit or and Publisher Bulletin.

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Walter K. Fisher and Howard Robertson, Associate Editors .

Chester Barlow, Editor and Business Manager.

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A Progressive Bi-monthly Magazine of Ornithology.

Published by the Cooper Ornithological Club op California.

EDITOR’S OFFICE,

Santa Clara, Cal.,jj ov# 29/01,

My dear Mr. Brewster

I appreciate very much the kind commendation of my Placer-
ville list contained in your recent letter, more particularly since
your wide experience afield enables you to properly criticise. I do not
know that the list is of any particular importance, but I have the
satisfaction of knowing that it is accurate and trust it may be the
means of bringing more of our Westera workers to the region. That was
one of the ideas which inspired the list. So I am only glad if it
proved interesting to you.

One point in your letter suggests mention; your wish that
you might visit the West and incidentally these mountains. I wish that
some day you might pay California a visit and meet our ornithologists

and attend a Cooper Club meeting. We have quite a little ornithological

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world of our own out here with the Club as its nucleus. You perhaps learn
of our meetings and progress from time to time, but I wish it were possi¬
ble for you to drop in and feel the energetic and fraternal atmosphere
which has for some months past pervaded the Club.

Incidentally I may mention that we all appreciate the election
of Mr. Crinnell to Fellowship. It is the happiest possible choice which
could have been made. Others of our members do not have the time

or opportunity to be as active, but all are working earnestly in a com¬
mon cause. As for myself, I sometimes douh# my right to be dubbed an
"ornithologist", since my time goes almost entirely towards the
operation of the Club and its magazine. However with 170 members at
work in all branches and degrees of the science, it is necessary that

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someone should gather up the threads and draw them towards a common
center, which is what the Cooper Club and its magazine are doing today.

Thanking you for your kind expressions, and trusting we may
some'day see you on the Coast, I am,

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Ulalter H. fisher, Associate.

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Kay 8th, 1908.

My dear Mr. Brewster:-

eggs of the Hu

by you
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in the
took a

write to enquire if you hare in
fous-crowned Sparrow taken by
’Auk’? If so, are they pure
set which show a decided bluish tinge

your possession any of
Chas. A. Allen and reco
white in coloration? I
both

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ter blowing. Mr. Beck took a set similar in shade some years ago. I
am preparing an article on the species and it seems to me that the
published descriptions are in error, or else both white and bluish egge
are occasionally laid. This, however, would seem improbable. Your kind
reply will be appreciated.

Mr. William Brewster,

C ambridge, Mas s.

Very truly yours,

Chester Barlow, Editor c tf Business Manager.

ttlaltcr H. Tisbcr, Associate.

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May 22, 1902

Mr. Walter Deane,

C amt) ridge, Ma s s.

Dear Mr. Deane

I ran greatly obliged for your farors of the 14th and I7th,
containing information on the set of Rmfous-crowned Sparrow. I shall
be glad to use parts of the data in my article. Concerning the iden¬
tity of the set, I think quite as Mr. Brewster does that there is ap¬
parently no reason to doubt it. My only trouble now is to reconcile

the coloration of the eggs. The set you mention as also one from Sou¬
thern California are white, while a set taken by Mr. Beck had a bluish
tinge, as also has ray set. All the identifications seem unquestion¬
able. I shall work the matter out if possible.

Thanking you for your courtesy,

Sincerely yours,

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BarlOW» Editor or Business Manager.

Ulaltor K. Timber, Associate.

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Oct. 15th, 190.0.

My dear Mr. Brewster

I am personally under obligations for a copy of your 1 IBira
o-r tie Cape Region of Lower California' which recently arrived. I
ha^e scent a most pleasant forenoon in going through it and believe I
appreciate the care and thoroughness with which it has been compiled,
a.s well as the very large amount of new information it contains. -
have met several of our workers recently and have heard from others by
letter and they are truly enthu si astic over the excellence of the pape
Thanking you for favoring me with a copy, I a ? m,

Ver^' trulv i r o'nrs, y"

Wm. Brewster,

C amh ridge, Ma s s.