UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
                            BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
                                     WASHINGTON, D. 0. 
     ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF. BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY         lule 24,1930 
       AND REFER TO 
 
            Gae Birds* 
 
 
            Mr. Aldo Leopold, 
            421 Chemistry Building, 
            University of Wisconsin, 
            ?adison, Wise 
 
 
            Dear Aldo; 
 
                   Orange and I have gone over and discussed the copies of
letters 
            and plans Just received. Your game restoration program discussion

            is very Interesting but we will not attempt to comment on the
ideas 
            advanced now as we expect to see you in the near future and can
go 
            ever it better then* We hope to work with Saington soon after
July 4. 
 
                   I Just ran i~to Dr. Harry Swarth in the National Museum
and 
            took the opportunity to ask him about Mr. Gorsuch . He spoke
very 
            highly of him, recomending him for the Gambol quail study without

            qualification. He said that Gorsuch worked about two months in
the 
            field with him in Arsona two years ago and he found him a very
hard, 
            intelligent worker who was very agreeable personally. If a man
looks 
            good after two months as field assistant in bird collecting he
is 
            probably a pretty good sort. Swarth also stated that he thought
Mr. 
            Gorsuch would see he study through in ease he started it- a very

            Important point.* 
 
                  We received your copy of the last letter to Dr* Ball. I
did not 
            mean to convey the Impression that I thought poorly of Mr. Gorsuch,

            rather that we did not have an opportunity to size him up. As
Wr 
            Niabol was slated for the Job we were more concerned with his

            qualifications. I was more interested in Gorsuch as a good man
for 
            sowe Mguseu, and had in mind looking around a bit for him in
that 
            field, as I did not see any prospect of a fellowship opening
for him 
            in the near future. If a better man for the quail study can be
found 
            well and good, but I do not think I would hesitate on Gorsuch
if 
            the University men prove to be strongly for him. I hope that
the study 
            materializes anyway* 
                                            Sincerely yours, 
 
 
                                            Herbert L.Stoddard, 
                                            Coopoeative Agent#