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direct »Letter 7843 — Darwin, C. R. to Bartlett, Edward, 1 July [1871]
Thanks for ducks' skins, for which he encloses postal order.
direct »Letter 7951 — Bartlett, A. D. to Darwin, C. R., 19 Sept 1871
Geese do not commonly sift water through their bills for food, as they feed on land. A few have well-developed lamellae for sifting. Will have his son check at Zoological Garden.
direct »Letter 7954 — Bartlett, Edward to Darwin, C. R., 20 Sept 1871
Reports on variations in the development of lamellae and how the bills are used in several kinds of geese. Will send skins for examination.
direct »Letter 7959 — Bartlett, Edward to Darwin, C. R., 21 Sept 1871
Lists [with prices] four birds that he has forwarded to CD.
direct »Letter 7965 — Darwin, C. R. to Bartlett, Edward, [24?] Sept [1871]
Thanks for goose specimens. Asks whether Egyptian goose throws water out of side of beak. Can it tear herbage like the domestic goose? [Mistakenly dated 16 Sept by CD.]
direct »Letter 8010 — Darwin, C. R. to Bartlett, Edward, 15 Oct [1871]
Asks for information on feeding habits of Egyptian goose.
direct »Letter 8011 — Bartlett, Edward to Darwin, C. R., 16 Oct 1871
Replies on how Egyptian geese feed in the water; they do not move heads laterally like ducks sifting water; they tear herbage like common geese.