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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Ernst Johann Otto Hartert
Date:
26 November 1899
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM TM1-47-9-126
Summary:
Asks for information re. number of species of birds now known for New Guinea incl. islands close to it - Waigiou, Sahratty + Aru islands, separating the land and the water birds; just a rough estimate; is comparing the ornithological richness of New Guinea with other larger islands and countries. Also numbers for Papuan Islands as a whole, say from Mysol to New Britain.
Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project