26th June 1862
My dear Dr. Mueller
I am very much obliged to you for sending us the great Portland1 Crab (Pseudocarinus2 Gigas) and with many thanks enclose to you the £1 Mr Bayley paid for it and the 5/- you paid for its carriage.
The Paris desiderata which I cannot supply are
Dasyurus (Thalacinus3) cynocephalus
Betongia4 Ogilbyi
Phalangista Cooki (the red species so called from N.S.W.)
Heteropus robustus
Halmaturus Parryi
Macropus Billardieri (common in V. D. Land5)
I remain &c
F. McC.
Please cite as “FVM-62-06-26d,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on