Describes anatomy and growth stages of Alcippe in close detail.
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Describes anatomy and growth stages of Alcippe in close detail.
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.
Has been invited to see Mr Bult’s pigeons.
Asks WBT to try to purchase some specific pigeons.
Discusses various pigeons and would welcome receiving any odd breed. Some pigeons have died from overeating bag salt.
Foresees WBT will work out poultry so well that CD will "be gladly saved the trouble". Would like some eggs from WBT’s Polish fowl and thanks him for acquiring the Indian laughing pigeons.
Thanks WBT for help with pigeons and poultry.
Will probably be away at the time of Anerley show.
Wants good rabbit specimens. Will be in London on 21 June and can pick up some pigeons.
Reports safe arrival of rabbit sent by WBT.
Now has 89 pigeons. The laughing pigeons are safe at Down. Can WBT spare a pair of Mr Gulliver’s runts?
His laughers are well, and he has heard them emit an odd note.
Thinks there is an extra vertebra in the neck of the Scandaroon, but is not certain and may have blundered.
Asks whether Allegheny Mountains are sufficiently continuous so that plants could travel from north to south along them.
Hopes AG’s work on geographical distribution is progressing, as he has questions on plants common to Europe which do not range up to Arctic.
Are intermediate varieties less numerous in individuals than the varieties they connect?