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From Henry Holland   [16 December 1871]1

My dear Charles,

Returning home, I find some Ptarmigan & two pairs of admirable Icelandic Stockings, just arrived from Iceland, presents from my friends there.2 I send you a Ptarmigan, which after due inspection, you will perhaps commit to Erasmus’s Cook,3 to be dressed for our Luncheon on Monday

Ever your’s affy | H Holland

Saturday aftn

1
The date is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, [18 December 1871].
2
Holland visited Iceland in August 1871 (Holland 1872, p. 30). The ptarmigan native to Iceland is Lagopus muta; in England it was also known as the white grouse.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7412,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7412