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WCP4050

Letter (WCP4050.3994)

[1]

The Dell, Grays, Essex

June 11th. 1875

Dear Newton1

Many thanks for the tables of Palaearctic Birds wh. I hope you did not draw up exclusively for me, as the names & limitations of the genera was all I required. Shall I return it you when done with?

I will not trouble you for Salvin’s2 lists, as it would only bother me & it is too late now to make any [2]3 radical alterations. For birds I daresay 6 subregions may be better than 4, — but I do not see in the present state of knowledge how it is possible to work the limits of the Amazonian Brazilian, & Subandean subregions.

In haste ǀ Yours very truly ǀ Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]

1
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
2
Salvin, Osbert (1835-1898). British naturalist, ornithologist and herpetologist.
3
In Newton’s handwriting, “A. R. Wallace, June 11/12/75. Answered June 12/75.” See WCP2323. https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2323

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4050.3994)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Kowal, Emma [2012-08-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4050,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4050