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45 & 47 Exchange Place

N.Y.

12^th. January 1880

My Dear Sir,

I have your favor of the 31^st December¹ and am very glad, thank you found my list and notes of interest.

On the 24^th Dec. I wrote to you with Professor’s Cope’s² reply³ as to the Bermuda lizard — that it is peculiar to the Bermudas.

With respect to the Insects, I know only of the List furnished by Mr. Jones in the "Visitor’s Guide to Bermuda",⁴ published in 1876. It was in that year I am certain, because, at the request of Mr. Jones, I made arrangements for the sale of the book in this City, and he sent to me a copy of it, which I now forward to you. Pray accept it, — I will obtain another from the author.

I write to say to Mr. Jones as to any peculiar species, especially of beetles.

[2] I should have mentioned, that Helix ventricosa Drap (by some, still called Bulinus ventrosus Fer.) inhabits France, Spain, Italy, thro Canaries Azores &c.

When I hear from Mr. Jones as to the Insects, I will advise you.

I hope, in the early part of the present year to have my list of West Indian shells ready for publication — it depends much on my health.

With respect to my notes, in the Paper sent to you, on the occurrence of allied forms in Cuba, Haiti and Puerto Rico, I may mention that ^{the Cuban} H. Arangiana Pocy, of the Cuba Lageman group, has lately been found on Gonave Island, and H. obliterata Fer. of Haiti, is nearly represented in Puerto Rico by H. angulata Fer.

There is in fact, more relation of the Haitian with the Cuban fauna, than I formerly supposed.

[3] Believe me | faithfully yours | Thos. Bland⁵ [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace Esq.

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