From Frederick McCoy   9 February 1866

N. M. 9/2/66

My dear Dr Müeller

The specimen which you have sent for the Museum of the Crax Alberti presents some remarkable dark variations of color apparently pointing to its being a hybrid with Crax alector. The only apparent cause of death was a very great enlargement of the liver.

I remain

My dear Dr Müeller &c

F. McC.

 

Dr Müeller

Botanic Garden

Please cite as “FVM-66-02-09,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/66-02-09