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WCP4019

Letter (WCP4019.3962)

[1]

9. St. Mark's Crescent

April 29th [1867].1

Dear Newton2

I do not see where else to put Str Nestor than next Strigops as Bonaparte does.

Its plumage has a soft owl-like character very different from that of any other Parrot I possess. It is evidently nearest the Cockatoos and seems to have a rudimentary crest. At present therefore I should put it in Strigopidae.

Schlegel3 has sent me his Tanysiptera paper4 a few days ago. I therefore return [2]5 you your copy with thanks.

At present many of my kingfishers are at an exhibition I have been getting up, but I will see about a paper when I get them back.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
See note 5.
2
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
3
Schlegel, Hermann (1804-1884). German ornithologist, herpetologist and Director of the Leiden Museum of Natural History 1854-84.
4
Schlegel, H. 1866. Notice sur le sous-genre Tanysiptera. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde. 3: 269-277.
5
In Newton’s handwriting, "A. R. Wallace. Apr. 29/ May 1/67." The letter has not been found.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ulguim, Priscilla Ferreira [2012-11-07] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-06-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4019,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4019