Will do nothing with the geese until he hears from FBG. Is glad FBG intends to publish his results.
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Will do nothing with the geese until he hears from FBG. Is glad FBG intends to publish his results.
Crossing experiments with common and Chinese geese. Offers CD geese if he wishes to repeat experiments.
Sends geese to CD.
Crossbreeding of Chinese and common geese; believes they may be same species.
Crossbreeding experiments with geese.
Would like CD to write a paper on the results of geese experiments; hopes CD will not object to his doing the same despite the variance of their conclusions [see F. B. Goodacre, "Question of identity of Chinese and domestic goose", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1879): 710–12 and CD’s "Fertility of hybrids from the Chinese and common goose", Collected papers 2: 219–20].
Can dispose of CD’s geese if he wishes.
The hybrid geese FBG sent to CD were brother and sister from the same hatch. Would greatly value a copy of Nature containing CD’s letter.
Would like a museum set up illustrating origins, varieties, and uses of domestic animals; seeks CD’s approval of the idea.