Ritchie, James, 1882-1958 (naturalist, Keeper of the Natural History Department, Royal Scottish Museum)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Ritchie, 10 June 1931
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/37/3
Scope and Contents
Ritchie wonders if Ewart's research on plumage could be furthered by examining the succession of plumage in, for instance, a diving duck such as the Eider, as it is near enough to the mallard to promise results but not near enough to suggest identity of development. He then requests a copy of Ewart's portrait to hang in his office at Aberdeen University 'to commemorate your holding of the Aberdeen Chair'.
Dates:
10 June 1931
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James Ritchie, 02 September 1928
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/34/6
Scope and Contents
Ritchie provides details about a paper he has seen in Nature concerning the moulting of the Hoatzin bird from down into feathers. He wonders whether Ewart should try to obtain a loan of the specimens or a sample of the down for examination.
Dates:
02 September 1928
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- Subject: Feathers X
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- Common pochard 1
- Hoactzin 1
- Mallard 1
- Moulting 1
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