WCP4027

Letter (WCP4027.3971)

[1]

Hurstpierpoint

May 20th. [1868]1

Dear Newton

G[eorge]. R[obert]. Gray[']s List of my Molucca Birds (part) is in P[roceedings]. [of the] Z[oological]. S[ociety]. 1860. p. 341.2Many of his additions from other authors are wrong in locality.

Thanks for Frisch's3 alteration of name.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

A[ndrew]. Murray4 is going to answer my "Nest" paper5 himself in the next No. of the "Journal",6 so we may expect something rather rich. I send you a copy in case you have it not.

[2]7

1
The date is established by Newton's annotation on page 2.
2
Gray, G. R. 1860. List of Birds by Mr. Wallace at the Molucca Islands, with Descriptions of New Species, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 28: 341-366.
3
Frisch, Carl Friedrich (1808-1874). German geographer and translator.
4
Murray, Andrew (1812-1878). British lawyer, entomologist and botanist.
5
Wallace, A. R. 1868. A Theory of Birds' Nests: Shewing the Relation of Certain Sexual Differences of Colour in Birds to their Mode of Nidification. Journal of Travel and Natural History. 1(2): 73-89.
6
See: Murray, A. 1868. Reply to Mr. Wallace's Theory of Birds' Nests. Journal of Travel & Natural History 1: 137-145.
7
An annotation is written in Newton's hand, "A. R. Wallace, May 20/21 [18]/68. | Answered May 23/[18]68."

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Transcribed by Bourne, Fiona [2013-05-07] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula J. [2014-05-06] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-06-10] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

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