Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles L. Sutherland, 09 January 1904
Scope and Contents
Sutherland expresses interest that Duff Assheton-Smith has purchased 'Romulus' and the wild asiatic ass. He refers to Percy St Michael Podmore's recent article in The Feathered World, asks where he can obtain one of his pamphlets to which Ewart refers and discusses aspects of Podmore's dove breeding. He states that he has sent for two Rockbeare white wild rabbits to be sent to Ewart in Penicuik. He concludes by stating that if Henry Flower had been a practical naturalist he would never have suggested that Przewalski's horse was a mule, and that few people realise that equine hybrids are rarely produced without human agency.
Dates
- Creation: 09 January 1904
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
2 leaves
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the File: 1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1136
Physical Description
2 leaves
Creator
Subject
- Assheton-Smith, Charles Garden, Sir, 1851-1914 (Person)
- Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899 (English surgeon, anatomist, Director of the Natural History Museum in London.) (Person)
- Podmore, Percy St Michael, Reverend, fl1903 (dove breeder and member of the Zoological Society of London) (Person)
- Sutherland, Charles L., c.1840-? (civil servant) (Person)
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