From George Sprigg to Ferdinand von Mueller   15 Jan 1867

Acclimation Society's Office

January 15th 1867

Sir

I have the honor to hand you the list of animals at the Royal Park on the 31 December 1866 for the information of the Trustees

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obed. serv.

sign. G. Sprigg

To Dr F. Mueller F.R.S.

&c &c &c

List of animals at the Royal Park Decemb. 31 1866

3

Barasomglas1

Deer

4

Nylghau

"

10

Sambur

"

8

Axis

"

4

Hog

"

4

Formosa

"

4

Paddyfield

"

4

Manilla

"

1

Fallow

"

2

large

Russian

Sheep

13

small

"

"

7

Cross bred

"

180

Angora

goats

64

Cross bred

goats

15

Cashmere

"

12

Llama Alpaca

6

Brahmin Cattle

1

Zebra

1

Chinese Water

Buffalo

5

Kangaroos

3

Barbary

Sheep

1

Tasmania

Tiger

1

"

Devil

2

Indian

Cats

1

Tiger

Cat

2

Indian

Porcupines

3

Wombats

20

Silver grey

rabbits

5

Monkeys

1

Hyaena

2

Opossums

2

Squirrels

34

English

Pheasants

12

Golden

"

16

Silver

Pheasants

1

Rufous

"

4

Brown Goura

Pigeons

4

Californian

Quail

4

Madagascar

"

2

Sand Grouse

4

Eagle Hawks

2

Ravens

2

Owls

4

Maori Hens

2

Secretary Birds

4

White

Swans

6

Black

"

3

Curassows

2

Moorukes2

11

Jungle Fowl

30

Doves

2

Macaws

2

Bleeding Heart

Doves

4

Green backed

"

12

Black

ducks

16

East

Indian

Geese

5

"

"

Geese

4

Indian

"

3

Grey

"

39

English Wild

Ducks

8

Call

Ducks

6

Carolina

"

3

Shel Drakes

4

Bahama

Ducks

4

Paradise

"

2

Tree

"

6

Fancy

Pigeons

12

Roman

"

1

Bustard

Clerk's misreading of Barasinghas?

More usually given as Mooruk or Morrup, the dwarf cassowary, Casuarius bennettii. See G. Bennett to M, August 1862 (in this edition as 62-08-00a).

Letter not found; a copy has been transcribed into the Trustees' letterbook.

Please cite as “FVM-67-01-15,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/67-01-15