To Frederick Bailey1    20 April 1882

20/4/82.

 

I have been able, dear Mr Bailey, to secure the Albino Trachyglossum2; it is the only one of which I have ever heard as seen. I got it for a somewhat reduced price, but whether the trustees and yourself will deem it an aequivalent for the fine Ceratodus, is a question yet to be answered.3

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller

1
MS annotation: '10[4]5 | 25.4.82'.
2
Tachyglossus?, i.e. echidna.
3
For M's request see M to F. Bailey, 27 January 1882; for his use of Ceratodus (lungfish) and other zoological specimens, see Lucas (2013a), (2014).

Please cite as “FVM-82-04-20,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/82-04-20