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From Edward Bartlett   21 September 1871

Delancey street | Regents Park | N.W.

Sept 21. 71.

Sir,

I forward by P.D.C.1 a parcel ⁠⟨⁠con⁠⟩⁠taining the following birds.

⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠Chenalopex jubatus —s8/– ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠ Chloëphaga magellanica — 8/- 1 Sarcidiornis melanota — 8/- 1 Nettapus auritus — 5/-2

Hoping these may prove of service

I am | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Edward Bartlett

C. Darwin Esq

1
P.D.C.: Parcel Delivery Company (Lettis 1851).
2
See letter from Edward Bartlett, 20 September 1871. Chenalopex jubatus is now Neochen jubata, the Orinoco goose. Chloëphaga magellanica is now Chloephaga picta, the upland goose. Sarkidiornis melanotos (‘Sarcidiornis melanota’ is a misspelling) is the knob-billed duck. Nettapus auritus is the African pygmy goose. CD recorded a payment of 17s. to Bartlett on 24 September 1871 (CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS)).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7959,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7959