Darwin Correspondence Project

[Moor Park]

Thursday 25th

My dear Sir

One egg will amply suffice, if you will be so kind as to send it to Down as soon as one chips the shell.— I presume if the egg were put in cold water it would easily & soon kill the Chick: it wd be as well just to see that there was a chick inside. To save trouble I enclose some stamps which I presume will cover the weight.—

With many thanks | Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin

At last just before leaving home I got all the published numbers of the Poultry Book & shall soon study them.— At some future time I shall be glad of skull of the G. Bankiva again.—

Do you think it wd be any use my writing to Mr Bridges to ask for Carcase of the long-winged Runt? If so when you send egg will you tell me address.—