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From:
William Yarrell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
23 September 1839
Source of text:
RI MS F1 L/1/15
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Faraday Project
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A "Zoological memorandum" for CD with an extract from L. Hindmarsh, "On the wild cattle of Chillingham Park" [Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 (1838): 274–84].
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Heron to WY, copied for CD, about the crossing of solid- and divided-hoofed pigs, and Angora rabbits of different colours.
Acknowledges Journal of researches and in return sends the first volume of his History of British birds [1839–43].
Answers CD’s queries about the number and distribution of species in certain fish genera.