WCP4046

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The Dell, Grays, Essex

April 26^th 1875

Dear Newton,

I should wish to adopt the Family Emberigidae, if I may quote you for the constitution of it. You have worked the following genera as belonging to it.

Emberya...... Inueo [?]

Plectrphanes...... Pipilo

Fringillaria...... Lonotrichia [?]

Enspiga...... Spermophilia

[Calamospegia]...... [1 word illeg.]

? Citrinella (= Embeggio)

Neither Burdi, Sclatu & Salvni, in Buonsparte [?] allowed those in second columns to form part of Embergidae or to come any where near Emberigae.

Will you give me a list of [2] the genera you include in Emberigidae referring to the Hand List Genera & subgenera for identification & I will give it as your arrangement of the family, but I cannot break up Sclatus' genera by guess.

I don't want to hurry you but I shall be glad of the [Neotropical" & "Ethiopian" Mss. as soon as convenient, as I now want to get some of the families & tables in order.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3] Sclatu has 56 genera of Fringellida. Can you tell me the names (or nos.) of all which ok[aye]^d go into Emberigidae?

A.R.W.

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