WCP1747

[1]

9 Cavendish Road

Harringay, N.

Aug[ust] 21. 1901

My dear Sir

I went to the Library yesterday and turned up the German translation of [illeg.]'s book — and the photographs of his collection, in which the wild horse appears twice. The cut enclosed was drawn by Berjean, (I think) from the photographs: in my opinion he has scarcely made the tail so horse-like as it is in the photograph.

[2] The rough illustration in the "Reisen in Tibet" shows the the upper part of the tail [illeg.] only with short hair.

There is very little description in Prochwalski's [sic] book: but of the tail it is said.

"Der Schweif ist in der oberen Häefle zottig, in der[illeg.] Häefle dagegen wie[?] be[illeg.] [illeg.]ferd nuit[?] dangen dünnen schwarzen Haaren bewachsen." [German: "The tail is Shaggy in the upper half, in the lower half, on the other hand, it is like [4 words illeg.] with overgrown thin black hair."]

There is also a spesimen [sic] in the large gallery of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris; and in January 1907 Mons Oustalet wrote to Mr. [3] Sclater that there were chestnuts on the hind as well as the forelegs, so that it would have to be placed in the typical section[?] of the genus Equus. Mons. Oustalet is to publish a description & figure.

I hope these few details will be of interest; though they throw no light on the orogin of the [illeg.]ie horse.

Faithfully yours | Henry Scherren¹ [signature]

A. Russel Wallace by[?] F.R.S.