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Animals--Colour

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = TD,Use For = Coat colour of animals

Found in 147 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Henry Dudley Le Souef, 16 March 1898

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/5
Scope and Contents

Le Souef describes the cross-bred zebra that the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens have in their care. It is the product of a Burchell's zebra and white donkey, and is four years old. He goes on to give a physical description of the foal, and writes that he is enclosing photos of the specimens (not present).

Dates: 16 March 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1898

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Mungall, 22 September 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/24
Scope and Contents

Mungall writes regarding the filly foal born in 1908 to the yellow dun Shetland mare 'Helen II' and says that due to the distance he cannot say whether the foal has chestnuts (callosities) or ergots. However, the second foal born to the mare does have chestnuts.

Dates: 22 September 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1909

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Walls, 14 May 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/11
Scope and Contents

Walls informs Ewart that the black and tan rabbits he sent to him are inbred. He confirms that his black and tan doe had a litter by a wild buck before having another litter to a black and tan buck, and that the second litter bore no relation to the first.

Dates: 14 May 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1910

Letter to Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell from Edward Allen Clemens (incomplete), 21 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/48
Scope and Contents

Clemens writes to Cockerell regarding Ewart's research into and experiments with dun-coloured animals. He wonders whether any still exist in New Mexico of sufficiently pure blood to be of value to their experiments. He goes on to discuss markings, and offers to make certain of his ponies available for sale.

The latter part of the letter is not present.

Dates: 21 June 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to unidentified recipient [C.C Hurst?] from J.B Robertson, 07 September 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/55
Scope and Contents

Robertson corrects the recipient on certain points relating to views on the correlation of pigmentation in the thoroughbred expressed at a recent British Association meeting.

Dates: 07 September 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1911

Postcard to James Cossar Ewart from Colonel Edward Donald Malcolm, 16th Laird of Poltalloch, 02 April 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/8
Scope and Contents

Malcolm writes that the grey pony he sent to Ewart was bought for a Shetlander by an Irishman. He asks if Ewart has any Texan tick virus as he wants to innoculate his new bull.

Dates: 02 April 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

The effects of breed, crossbreeding and other factors on variation in fleece and skin traits, 1980

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Identifier: Coll-1362/1/727
Scope and Contents

Located in A.B.R.O. Reprints 1980. Volume 14 of 19.

Dates: 1980
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Institute Offprint Collection / Animal Breeding Research Organisation (ABRO)

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