From Edward Bartlett 21 September 1871
Delancey street | Regents Park | N.W.
Sept 21. 71.
Sir,
I forward by P.D.C.1 a parcel ⟨con⟩taining the following birds.
⟨ ⟩Chenalopex jubatus —s8/– ⟨ ⟩ Chloëphaga magellanica — 8/- 1 Sarcidiornis melanota — 8/- 1 Nettapus auritus — 5/-2
Hoping these may prove of service
I am | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Edward Bartlett
C. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
P.D.C.: Parcel Delivery Company (Lettis 1851).
See letter from Edward Bartlett, 20 September 1871. Chenalopex jubatus is now Neochen jubata, the Orinoco goose. Chloëphaga magellanica is now Chloephaga picta, the upland goose. Sarkidiornis melanotos (‘Sarcidiornis melanota’ is a misspelling) is the knob-billed duck. Nettapus auritus is the African pygmy goose. CD recorded a payment of 17s. to Bartlett on 24 September 1871 (CD’s Classed account books (Down House MS)).
Bibliography
Lettis, J. W. 1851. The Post Office guide. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
Summary
Lists [with prices] four birds that he has forwarded to CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7959
- From
- Edward Bartlett
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Regents Park
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 50
- Physical description
- ALS 1p damaged
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7959,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7959.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
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