"Sex of Woodcocks", note by Sir Thomas Frankland

Summary

Collates inconclusive evidence from his nephew, Edward Frankland, when in Dublin, and Duke of Gordon, as to indicators of sex of woodcocks. Two feathers sent by Edward Frankland inclosed [extant].

Two woodcock feathers.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN1101

From

Sir Thomas Frankland

To

Unknown

Date

2 Apr 1821

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/15/64, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.