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Skins Any domestic breed or race, of Poultry, Pigeons, Rabbits, Cats, & even dogs, if not too large, which has been bred for many generations in any little visited region, would be of great value, or even if recently imported from any unfrequented region. It wd. be thought necessary to relate notice & select a characteristic specimen of adult animals of any breed.— In Poultry both cock & hen & especially the cock shd. be procured. The whole humerus & femur, & as much as possible of the cranium shd. be left on the skins.— Each specimen of shd be ticketed with native name, habitat & any procurable information. Specimens not bred for many generations in domestication are of no value.—

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I have written to for Pigeon & Poultry Skins

Thwaites & Kellaert Ceylon.

R. Fortune

E. Blyth

W. Vines India

Sir R. Schomburgk

Dr Nicholson, Antigua

Th Bridges Panama

Dr. Sutherland Natal

E. Layard Cape of G. Hope

J. C. Bowring Hong Kong

Rajah Sir J. Brooke

R. Wallace

Dr Daniel Gambia

Rev N. Davis Tunis

Hon. C. Murray Persia

Through Mr. Stephens for S. America

Col. Sykes for E. Africa

Consul Brand Angola, or Mr Gabriel

Mr Parkes— Amoy

R. Hill Spanish Town Jamaica Arabia /? East Africa/

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Mr J. C. Bowring of Hong Kong has written to Mr Swinhoe of consulate at Amoy to Dr Macgowan at Ningpo & Dr. W. A. Harland at Hong Kong to whom Mr Fortune has written

Mr Fortune has written for me to & I have written to

Dr. Lockhart of Shanghai letters to care of Mss Dent,

& Ed. Webb Esqe of do Beal & Co of Hong Kong. returned home

Lieut Ferguson. Bombay.

Mr Peter Wallace. former Superintendant Ascension.

Rob. Swinhoe has promised specs from Amoy.

W. Elliott says pigeons are on Road