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[Letter questioning naming of bird specimen]
Record no:
1991
Author:
Cowan, James
Year:
10 November 1896
Description:
2 p.
Subject:
Cuckoo shrikes
;
Birds - Western Australia - Identification
;
Notes:
Marked 103 in red crayon.
Signature of sender James Cowan transcribed in pencil on letter.
See: A220-75-1 Natural science - Enquiries and requests. 1895-1906
Type:
Archives
Abstract:
Letter from James Cowan to the Curator of the MuseumRequests information on the habitat of the tri-coloured [?], disputes identification, observes it is always with Campephaga [Lumenitis?] and suggests it is the female of that species.
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