WCP4758

[1]

Skins Any domestic breed or race, of Poultry, Pigeons, Rabbits, Cats, & even dogs, if not too large, which has been bred for several many generations in any little visited region, would be of great value, or even if recently imported from any unfrequented region. It w[oul]^d. be [one crossed out word illeg.] necessary to [one crossed out word illeg.] notice & select a characteristic specimen ^{of adult animals} of any breed.— In Poultry both cock & hen & especially the cock sh[oul]^d. be procured. The whole humerus & femur, & as much as possible of the cranium sh[oul]^d. be left on the skins.— Each specimen of sh[oul]^d be ticketed with native name, habitat & any procurable information. Specimens not bred for many generations in domestication are of no value. — [2] I have written to for Pigeon & Poultry Skins

Thwaites¹ & Kellaert² Ceylon.

R. Fortune³

E. Blyth⁴

W. Vines India

Sir R. Schomburgk⁵

D^r Nicholson⁶, Antigua

Th Bridges Panama

D^r. Sutherland⁷ Natal

E. Layard⁸ Cape of G. Hope

J. C. Bowring⁹ Hong Kong

Rajah Sir J. Brooke¹⁰

R. Wallace¹¹

D^r Daniel¹² Gambia

Rev N. Davis¹³ Tunis

Hon. C. Murray¹⁴ Persia

Through M^r. Stephens¹⁵ for S. America

Col. Sykes¹⁶ for E. Africa

Consul Brand Angola, or M^r Gabriel

M^r Parkes — Amoy

R. Hill Spanish Town Jamaica

Arabia/? East Africa/

[3] M^r J. C. Bowring of Hong Kong has written

to M^r Swinhoe¹⁷ of consulate at Amoy

to D^r Macgowan at Ningpo

D^r. W. A. Harland at Hong Kong to whom M^r Fortune has written

M^r Fortune has written for me to & ^{I have written to}

D^r. Lockhart of Shanghai letters to care of M^ss Dent

Ed. Webb Esq of do Beal & Co of Hong Kong. _{returned home}¹⁸

Lieut Ferguson. Bombay.

M^r Peter Wallace. Farm Superintendant Ascension.

Rob. Swinhoe has promised spec[ie]^s from Amoy.

W. Elliott says pigeons are on Boat[.]