WBT may use any of CD’s material for the new edition of his poultry book. Hopes WBT will keep firmly to his idea of working out pigeon variation.

Has read the Field review of Descent ["Darwin on the descent of man", 37 (1871): 210]. Thanks WBT for his remarks.

Thanks for gift of WBT’s book [Pheasants for coverts and aviaries (1873)].

One of WBT’s poultry skulls has been misplaced; CD cannot believe he neglected to return it.

Thanks for information on sexual colours in pigeons.

Will send latest edition of Origin.

Do breeders rear more male than female greyhound puppies?

Thanks for answering his query on greyhound puppies.

Subscribes to a reprint of Pieter Boddaert’s Table des planches enluminéez d’histoire naturelle [check ‘éez’!?] [1874].

Many thanks for Boddaert [see 9389].

Is preparing new edition of Variation and has a query on speed of racehorses.

Thanks for answer to racehorse query;

would be grateful for correction of any errors in Variation.

CD agrees to subscribe to reprint of Blyth’s Field articles on cranes.