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94 June 1 Lancaster
fire-proof, and the bird skins are kept in the best style of metal case.
Mr. Thayer labels and arranges his collection himself, and it is the best card-for collection I have seen anywhere. The only criticism I can offer is that he buys stuff from all sorts of people - some ignorant or unreliable. Data are often imperfect, localities lacking or impossible to locate, and these may lead to bad records some day.
Mr. Thayer is generous, and gives lots of