From:
unknown
To:
Royal Society
Date:
24 June 1790
Source of text:
MM/3/96, Royal Society
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Royal Society
No summary available.
At Smith's request has sent an "imperfect draught" [extant] of a bird he supposes "non descript" and possibly a variety, not having seen a drawing corresponding exactly with it, and has only referred to Edward and Albin's "Natural History [of birds]". Requests Smith's opinion from his "perfect knowledge of natural history".
Coloured figure of bird [Smith annotation: "'Loxia enucleator'", "'Loxia curvirostra' female" crossed out and replaced with 'enucleator']