. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. hQ i'. 9^ }k . Abbott H. Thayer, Mot»a<lnock, N. H«
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. hQ i'. 9^ }k . Abbott H. Thayer, Mot»a<lnock, N. H« Par-dor, ^;a- .'(9;.av ir. /':' cI â¢C'.tui r;';/!" !; v-iink you imasrstand mine. A:: a .:!^r::ii»r^.L ::)rop:;i> ;;'^:^t to excapiiorxa I adajit Treel^ and ni'rX ^^.'.-^^i^^o' :*j*^ p'^'''^ valiit^ of tvhita dorsal and roinp markiii^a 5^^ a^^n -4;;,H-a;>*i ^"'â iit thus do08 not r/revent ra© froa seeing £^ srjeoral i'jta f:;;.- {?..'T«e o'' ^^^^ sasce markin^^a. I do no^ now reriiambar whetna*' I r.'M'ra '^ talkad \yith yoii aboat 2Z\/ theory of flasMignt niarkiui^, j^juc)} a^^ tha vv>;'..ry laidertail of the oottjni:ail, trje sil/ery-whita flarik:^ of ^oxm oi the jack rabbita, the ^Th^Loe tail and V7ir;^ niarkings uf many bird?*, tha yellow and red ixakiiigs on tha *ingB uf ceitain grasshoppers and motho, tha coTispicaoaa roarkinfe-B on tne undertail of cer- tain ll>:;ards, and so on. ?or eigiit years or inora I liave in public iacturea called attention to tha function of tnarkin^j^ of this kind, althou^ I do not remember to have pubiis lad anything on tha subject. Such markings, as you of ^^.ara^'^ know, serve by their vary showinase to ^r iiho \ M - â¢â¢ ⢠.C â â " "^ â¢'â¢" * â -'.".''.. 'iTlP^ »»⢠â¢1ir»- O'T \ii â¢Â»,«â¢, > ,^ ** j«. â â¢â¢.i.;â. ' y â i .«?; It }/V vLr* â¢â¢- -I- â \-»'^" J. â -
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