Describes result of his dissection of one of JSB’s cirripede specimens, "now a hundred fold more instructive". Awaits fossils from Copenhagen Chalk for comparison with British specimens. Asks permission for J. de C. Sowerby to draw specimens.
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Describes result of his dissection of one of JSB’s cirripede specimens, "now a hundred fold more instructive". Awaits fossils from Copenhagen Chalk for comparison with British specimens. Asks permission for J. de C. Sowerby to draw specimens.
Discusses mollusc specimens and related notes sent to AH. Thanks him for cirripede specimens. Discusses various cirripede species.
Discusses possibility of providing B. J. Sulivan with a vessel for fossil hunting in Patagonia.
Asks RO to ask Mrs Dixon about borrowing cirripede specimen.
Discusses capacity of some cirripedes to bore into rock. Describes progress of his research.
Comments on JdeCS’s plates [for Fossil Cirripedia (Lepadidae)]. Asks if JdeCS can lend him specimens of fossil Balanidae.
Asks whether he can borrow from Joshua Alder an article [Sven Ludvig Lovén, "Ny art af Cirripedia Alepas squalicola", Ofers. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Förh. 1 (1844): 192–4] in order to have the plate copied. Asks to borrow additional specimen of Ibla.
Discusses capacity of some cirripedes to bore into rock.
Mentions Alcippe specimens borrowed from AH.
Relation of sexes in Ibla and Scalpellum.
Discusses Alcippe. Asks to borrow specimens. Would like to hire fishermen to collect specimens.
Has found plenty of male Alcippe on specimens. Would eventually like more specimens. Did not recognise males at first. Has found Alcippe difficult to make out.
Describes anatomy and growth stages of Alcippe in close detail.
Discusses taxonomic relations of Alcippe.
Thanks AH for assistance. Compares Alcippe to South American boring cirripedes.
Can AH spare Alcippe specimens for British Museum?
C. S. Bate has found Alcippe off Plymouth.
Discusses returning specimens to AH.
Owes to AH the discussion of powers of excavation of Verruca in Living Cirripedia [vol. 2 (1854)].
Thanks for WBT’s offer to supply carcasses of good poultry breeds. Encloses list [missing] of birds in which he is interested.
Would welcome any distinct breed of poultry and would be glad to have any good pigeons.
Is going to London on Thursday [22nd] and would like to call on WBT on Friday.
Raises queries resulting from their meeting. "All fish come to my net in regard to variation."
Is acquiring pigeons and poultry and would be particularly grateful for any of the rarer breeds that WBT could supply.
Variation in cats.
Is comparing skeletons of poultry.
Will attend the Philoperisteron [pigeon fanciers’ club] if he possibly can.
Is attempting to get skins of poultry from all quarters of the world. Wants to inspect poultry collections.