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Author: Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963; Shepherd, C. E.; Tunney, John Thomas, 1870-1929
Year: 1839-1950
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Author: Haviland, M. D.; Milligan, H. N.; Shepherd, C. E.; Swanton, E. W.
Call no: RP179
Year: 1915
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Author: Kershaw, James Andrew, 1866-1946; Shaw, A. Eland; Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery; Hudson Beare, Thomas, 1859-1940; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Ashby, Edwin; Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949; Western Australian Museum; Ostenfeld, C. H., 1873-1931; Etheridge, Robert, 1846-1920; Mjoberg, Eric, 1882-1938; Shaw, Alfred Eland; British Museum; Shepherd, C. E.; Rathbun, Richard; Foote Mineral Company; Woodward, B. B. (Bernard Barham), 1853-1930; Williamson, A. J.; Lonnberg, Einar; Laurell, Yngve; Fisher, George L., 1888-1953; Le Moult, Eugene, 1882-1967
Year: August 1913-December 1915
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1. From Woodward to The Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 12 July, 1913, requesting casts of Echidna oweni offering in exchange cast of a tibia of a fossil Echidna from Southwest which may be same species. 1 p.
2. From Woodward to Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 July, 1913, Consignment of specimens 10th June list, has arrived safely. 1 p.
2. From Woodward to Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 July, 1913, Consignment of specimens 10th June list, has arrived safely. 1 p.
3. To Woodward from Yngve Laurell, Naturhistorika Riksmuseets Etnografiska Afdelning, 21 July, 1913, Einar Lonnberg, Director of Zoological Museum, the Swedish Kimberley-Expedition, 1911 reminded about collection of Swedish old peasant work he has been collecting for W.A. Museum. 2 p.
4. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 21 July, 1913, glad to have freshwater crayfishes from W.A., offering return of any local species of Crustacea. 1 p.
5. To The Director from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 6 August, 1913, sending package of Tertiary fossils, when land shells return from Sydney would like any species you have to spare. 1 p.
6. To Woodward from S.L. White , Belltrees, Scone, 10 August, 1913, sending case of skins, would like clutch of West Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle eggs, offering an Eastern set in exchange. 1 p.
7. To Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 August, 1913, forwarded Echidna bone casts as requested, will be glad to receive replicas of South West form. 1 p.
8. To Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 August, 1913, list of specimens sent, 5 casts of Fossil Echidna owenii, Krefft, Syn. Echidna ramsayi, owen. 1 p.
9. To Woodward from John S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, 19 August, 1913, as an experienced collector, offering a collection of 250 Queensland beetles and becoming a serious local collector for the museum. 4 p.
10. From Woodward to John S. Clark. Greenough Road, Geraldton, 21 August, 1913, glad to receive any W.A. insects, sending you a couple of entomology books, local natural history specimens most acceptable, 1 p.
11. To Woodward from John S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, 25 August, 1913, thanks for books, made new case for W.A. beetles will send 2 specimens of each when possible, made a case for them to send. 2 p.
12. From Woodward to Curator, Australia Museum, Sydney, 1 September, 1913, received list of casts of Fossil Echidna which arrived safely, 1 p.
13 .To Director from Albert E. Brookes, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 August, 1913, when visiting Rottnest got 2 specimens of a large Patella 3 inches across, as I now have a keen interest in Molluscs, I am writing to ask you the name of the species. If you would like a collection of N.Z. shells all correctly determined in exchange for same from W. A. 1 p.
14. To Woodward from Einar Lonnberg, Vetenskapsakademien, Stockholm, 21 August, 1913, sending the reptiles
and frogs, lemmings not seen by us at present. 2 p.
15. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 21 August, 1913, posting a birds' nest sent from Ednie Hassel, Warriup, Cheyne Beach, near Albany, feathers correspond with Dudley Le Souef's Noisy Scrub Bird "Atrichornis clamosa" but these eggs are similar to the eggs you kindly presented "Bericornia barbara" whose habitat was Queensland and Victoria. Please return them with your opinion as they are on loan. 1 p.
16. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooke, Allendale road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, N.Z., 3 September, 1913, informing you that on Rottnest and Harden Islands there are 2 species of Patella, neglecta and zebra, a problem. Would be very happy to receive a set of N. Z. Shells offering an exchange later in the year. 1 p.
17. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 September, 1913, about eggshell is of opinion that they eggs are those of Sericornia maculata. 1 p.
18. From Woodward to Hillson Beasley, Public Works Dept., Perth, 4 September, 1913, received examples of building stone from N.S.W. Technological Museum, send W.A. specimens. 1 p.
19. To Curator from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria, 9 September, 1913,1 year since sent specimens, please send Dentalium and Teredo shells. 1 p.
20. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 11 September, 1913, case of skins arrived in splendid condition, trustees sending special vote of thanks ; getting you a clutch of Wedge-tailed Eagles' eggs. 1 p.
21. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 29 September, 1913, waiting for good coloured hawks' eggs. 1 p.
22. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, 22 September, 1913, sending specimens of Dentalium and Toredo. 1 p.
23. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 9 October, 1913, getting eagle hawk's eggs from Dirk Hartog Island in North-West, send set within 3 months; keep eggs in dark as spots fade under light. 1 p.
24. From Woodward to Einor Lonnberg, Royal Natural History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 13 October, 1913, frogs and reptiles arrived in good condition. 1 p.
25. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 19 October, 1913, photos of his eggs in The Emu. 1 p.
26. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 23 October, 1913, fine box of Crayfishes arrived, will send adequate return in exchange. 1 p.
27. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), 2 December, 1913, packing up exchange of Crustacea without Bathynomus (v. rare), Homarus (common no permission to buy), Eupagurus (v. poor specimens), added 4 specimens from the "Discovery" Expedition. 1 p.
28. To Woodward from Waldemar Fridoline, 4 Rue Condorcet, Grenoble, France, 4 December, 1913, offering exchanges of collections of butterflies as detailed. 5 p.
29. From Woodward to Dr. R. Gestro, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova, Italy, 23 December, 1913, re Chiroptera sent to late Prof. Giglioli, referred by Prof. Rosa of Florence, to be returned. 1 p.
30. From Glauert to W. D. Campbell, South Perth, 30 December, 1913, director sanctions exchange discussed, show stone tomahawk next time at museum. 1 p.
31. From Woodward to W. C. Calman, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), Cromwell Rd., London, 10 January 1014, received box of specimens all new to collecton, v. valuable. 1 p.
32. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum, Washington, 13 January, 1914, thanking for corrected list of marsupials' names. 1 p.
33. To Woodward from H. M. Foote, Foote Mineral Company, Philadelphia, 29 January, 1914, received sample of Stibiotantalite sending in exchange specimen of Sylvanite from Cripple Creek. 1 p.
34. To Curator from Harold Schrader, Church Street, Parramatta, NSW, 18 February, 1914, seeking exchanges of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera collections from W.A.. 2 p.
35. From Woodward to Harold Schrader, Church Street, Parramatta, 27 February, 1914, thanking for offers to exchange but shortage of staff difficult. 1 p.
36. From Woodward to Foote Mineral Co., Philadelphia, 23 March, 1914, thanking for specimen of Sylvanite, 1 p.
37. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooks, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, N. Z., 31 March, 1914, received box of shells, will send Patella as soon as possible but are mostly packed up now. 1 p.
38. From Woodward to Superintendant, Indian Museum, Calcutta, India, 24 March, 1914, thanks for sending the records and memoirs as requested, will send crustacea and sponges and a publication. 1 p.
39. From Woodward to Superintendant, Zoological Section, Indian Museum, Calcutta, 2 April, 1914, enclosing list of crustaceans forwarded. 1 p.
40. From Woodward to H. M. Wallis, The Museum, Reading England, 4 May, 1914, glad you were pleased with the Aboriginal implements, we have a good collection of English flint implements. 1 p.
41. To Director, Colonial Museum, Perth, from H. M. Wallis, Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, 27 March, 1914, very pleased to receive parcel of Native Australian implements, stone, glass & porcelain. 1 p.
42. To Woodward from Eric Georg Mjoberg, Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 15 April, 1914, wanted fossils or Dromicia on loan or for sale or exchange. 4 p.
43. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Hassall St., Parramatta, 12 May, 1914, please get man to go to Rottnest and get a series of Sericornis, send them to England ASAP, as he is going to America.
44. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 11 June, 1914, can't afford man to go to Rottnest, sending 3 specimens from the Reserve Collection enclosed with the other birds. 2 p.
45. To Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, Herts., 15 June, 1914, List of birds sent. 2 p.
46. From Graham Kerr, Natural History Department, University of Glasgow, 17 June, 1914, asking for specimens of Chlamydosaurus, please send an exchange list. 2 p.
47. From Woodward to Eric Mjoberg, Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 19 June, 1914, will receive specimen of new genus of Phalanger, send fossils for Glauert to classify. 1 p.
48. To Woodward from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 20 June, 1914, intend to include W.A. species in my list of Australian Land shells tertiary fossils. 1 p.
49. To Woodward from H. M. Wallis, Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, 3 July, 1914, pleased with Aboriginal implements, Mr. Alexander asks for crab, crayfish, shrimp etc. difficult to send wet. 1 p.
50. From Woodward to Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University, California, 27 July, 1914, sending list of W.A. fish as requested, Hippocampus and Platycephalus not yet included, would welcome Pacific fish. 1 p.
51. From Woodward to H. M. Wallis, Reading Museum, England, 17 August, 1914, have good collection of English flints, British birds. 1 p.
52. From Woodward to R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 24 August, 1914, sending casts of right femur and right tibia of Zaglossus hacketti, hoping to send fossils from Mammoth Cave in South-West. 1 p.
53. To Woodward from R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 15 September, 1914, received fossil casts. 1 p.
54. To Woodward from C. H. Ostenfeld, Danish botanist, 29 September, 1914, visit to Cave House, Yallingup, missed because of accident but identified samples of vegetation, visit herbariun possible. 2 p.
55. From Woodward to C. H. Ostenfeld, 1 October, 1914, offering visit Museum's collection of plants. 1 p.`
56. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, Herts., 15 October, 1914, Lipfert has list of birds wanted but no money for expedition, 25 pounds. 1 p.
57. From Woodward to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 15 October, 1914, have specimen Porphyrio bellus from Southwest,promised to forward the other birds but we can't afford staff to do any collecting. 1 p.
58. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 15 October, 1914, not yet able to get clutch of Wedge-Tailed Eagle eggs, try again next season. 1 p.
59. From Woodward to C. H. Osterfeld, handing 58 species of dried W.A. native plants for exchange. 1 p.
60. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooks, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, N.Z., 19 October, 1914, sending 3 specimens of Patella neglecta, Gray, from Garden Island, off Fremantle, not yet able to send 57 specimens. 2 p.
61. To Woodward from H.L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 25 December, 1914, will send set of Eusterio eggs if supplying them later ; received beautiful specimens from H.G.Barnard, West Coast of Gulf of Carpentaria. 1 p..
62. Invoice of 21 American bird specimens from Smithsonian Institution, 9 January, 1915, 1 p.
63. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Washington, D.C., 14 January, 1915, received bird skins, sending you a box of 21 bird skins & 6 mammals. 2 p.
64. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, N.S.W., 3 November, 1914, retain new eggs now. 1 p.
65. To Woodward from Geo. L. Fisher, Herbarium, Houston, Texas, 13 February, 1915, send Australian plants for Herbarium. 1 p.
66. To Woodward from Eugene Le Moult, Cabinet Entomologique, Paris, March, 1915, offering insects from French colonies in exchange for W.A. species. 1 p.
67. To Alexander from John S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 29 May. 1915, collecting local insects, bird and animal parasites and hosts, need to send some to be classified, name and date. 1 p.
68. From Alexander to J. S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 2 June, 1915, glad to have bird and animal parasites, flies, short of staff for classification of flies, some groups classify butterflies, moths, wasps. 1 p.
69. To Alexander from J. S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 7 June, 1915, sent Cicadas, Hymenoptera to East, will send to you in future,also skins from which I collected parasites. 3 p.
70. To John S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 12 June, 1915, specimens sent to Natural History Museum labeled "Natural History Specimens" are travel free, formalin cheap, glad to receive skins. 1 p.
71.From Alexander to E. Le Moult, 4 Rue Dumeril, Paris, 7 July, 1915, Unable to exchange, passed on to local collector. 1 p.
72. To Alexander from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 8 July, 1915, sent 3 packages containing nearly 100 species of land shells, Woodward offering his land shells presently on loan to Hedley at Sydney Museum, which would be sent on to Young when returned. 2 p.
73. From Alexander to Professor Starr-Jordan, Leland-Stanford University, California, 16 July, 1915, 1 year since sent you collection of W.A. fish, expecting papers written on fishes of Pacific in return. 1 p.
74. To Alexander from C. H. Ostenfeld, Botanical Myseum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 19 July, 1915, sent W.A. specimens by ship from Fremantle to Denmark, arrived safely, glad to work, will send duplicates. 2 p.
75. From W.B.A. to James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 26 July, 1915, Woodward, now retired, said impossible to pick out shells until named and few specimens available, no field collector at present, will send specimens available. 1 p.
76. To Museum from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 6 August, 1915, satisfied with specimens offered & now available. 1 p.
77. To Alexander from Thomas Hudson Beare, University of Edinburgh, 12 August, 1915, in W.A. Coleoptera fauna, returned to G.B. without visiting Java, meeting of British Association in Australia. 4 p.
78. From Alexander to C. H. Ostenfeld, Museuminspektor, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 1 September, 1915, unable botanical collecting, no skeleton of Myrmecobius available, could send skin & skull, echinoderms. 1p
79. To Museum from A. Eland Shaw, Wynnum South, Queensland, 1 September, 1915, returning Blattidae and other specimens of cockroaches, Zonioptera alutacia, Platyzosteria to W.A. 2 p.
80. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 2 September, 1915, seeking in another department collection of fishes sent, will send my papers and return series of specimens. 1 p.
81. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 4 December, 1915, enclosed letter from Customs Office shows why we coud not find your fishes, hoping to get them some day. 1 p.
82. To Alexander, a copy of letter from U. S. Customs Service received by Stanford University, 3 September, 1915, they have no record of the shipment of fish sent to Unversity. 1 p.
83. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 9 September, 1915, sending specimens of 4 land shells. 1 p.
84a. To Secretary of W.A.Museum from Colonel C. E. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 3 September, 1915, offering fossil otolites from English Eocene strata in exchange for Gonorhynchus Greyi, Monocentris stella maris, Cyttus australis. 4 p.
84b. From C.E. Shepherd, 13 December, 1915, arrangements to send Gonorhynchus and Cyttus. 7 p.
85. To R. Rathbun, U.S. National Museum, Washington, 23 September, 1915, no skull with specimen 61356 Cynomus ludovicianus, enclosing list of N. American species wanted and W.A. vertebrates available. 1 p.
86. List of North American vertebrates desired by W.A.Museum : Mammals, Birds, Reptiles. 1 p.
87. Lists of Polyzosteria species and Platyzosteria species, Zonioploca pallida, Periplaneta concolor duplicates. 1 p
88. To A. Eland Shaw, Wynnum South, Queensland, from Keeper of Biology, sending lists of Polyzosteria and Platyzosteria duplicates and others needing identification. 1 p.
89. From Alexander to M. W. Elliott, Dumbleyung, 23 September, 1915, specimens identified: Cacomantis rubricatus (Fantailed cuckoo), Malurus pulcherrimus, (Red-winged Wren), Acanthiza apicalis (Broad-tailed tit), egg of Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcococcyx plagosus) 1 p.
90. From Alexander to J. A. Kershaw, National Museum, Melbourne, 23 September, 1915, wanting skeletons of Native Bear and Wombat to decide which species local notes have seen, or exchange for W.A. zoological evidence found. 1 p.
91.From Alexander to J. Hudson Beare, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 2 October, 1915, sending a few Cetoniadae species, would like any showy beetles, either tropical or British. 1 p.
92. To Alexander from C. H. Osterfeld, Universitetets Botaniske Museum, Kebenhavn, 27 October, 1915, Professor Jungersen asks for a skin and skull of a Myrmecobius (Numbat), also Report on the Forests of W.A. by J. Ednie Brown. 1 p.
93. From Alexander to C. E. Shepherd, 2 November, 1915, can supply heads of 3 species of fish requested but no funds for postage at present. 1 p.
94. From Alexander to A. M. Clark, secretary to Chancellor, Leland-Stanford University, California, 22 November, 1915, Shipping Agents F. Cadd say the collection of fish sent by Wright Heston, shipped on SS Mattai, 7 November, 1914 to H.D.Greedhood, Sacramento St., San Francisco. 1 p.
95. From Alexander to President Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 22 November, 1915, regrets about collection of fish sent to A. M. Clark, to whom we have sent shipping details, thanks for series of papers on fish. 1 p.
96. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 24 November, 1915, interested in Australian birds, sorry unable to get W.A. species at present. 1 p.
97. To Alexander from J. Hudson Beare, University of Edinburgh, 24 December, 1915, thanks for box of specimens badly damaged in transit, loss of staff by war service. 2 p.
98. From Alexander to J, S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, sends list of names of beetles identified. 1p.
99. List of duplicate Western Australian plants (Herbarium specimens) in the W.A. Museum of Perth., Dec. 1915. 3 p.
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Author: Western Australian Museum; Western Australia. Inspector of Fisheries; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Western Australian Museum. Museum Committee; Comstock, John Henry; Verco, Jos. C. (Joseph C.), 1851-1933; Ashby, Edwin; Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia; Rathbun, Richard; Jungersen, Hector F. E., 1854-1917; Ostenfeld, C. H., 1873-1931; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Stanford University (Calif.); Shepherd, C. E.; Public Library of Western Australia
Year: 1916
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1. Plate 63 "Birds of New York" : Memoir 12 N. Y. State Museum, Plate 63 "Northern Pileated Woodpecker" Phloceotomus pileatus abieticola (Bangs) female. 1 p.
2. The General Secretary, Phascogale apicalis and Phascogale calura are not available for exchange but Myrmicobius fasciatus, Tarsipes spenserae, Peramelkis bouganvillei from Bernier and Dorre Islands, Sharks Bay might be.[letter from Jungersen, Denmark, no. 2] 1 p.
3. From R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 5 January, 1916, List of specimens, Zoological Society N.S.W., Moore Park, Ring-tail opossum - mounted Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Bodd, Queensland. 1 p.
4. To Alexander from Director, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 8 January, 1916, returning one specimen of Pseudochirus. 1 p.
5. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 12 January, 1916, on return from travel, no follow up about shipment of fishes at Customs Office, have you received any mail from me. 1 p.
6. From Alexander to Hector Jungersen, Zoological Museum, Kobenhaven, Denmark, 14 January, 1916, sending skin and skull of Myrmecobius, list of desiderata available. 1 p.
7. From Alexander to C. H. Ostenfeld, Museumsinspektor, Kobenhaven, Denmark, 14 Janury, 1916, sending list of W. A. plants and Forests of W. A. 1 p.
8. To E. C. Shepherd from secretary sending receipt for 3 shillings and informing Keeper of Biology. 1 p.
9. From Glauert to W. G. Clarke, Prehistoric Society of East Anglia, 12 St. Philip's Road, Norwich, England, 26 January, 1916, on Excavations at Crime's Graves, prehistoric miners' picks from deer antlers. 1 p.
10. To Director, Zoological Gardens, Sydney, 1 February, 1916, received Pseudochirus peregrinus in exchange for Petaurus breviceps. 1 p.
11. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 22 February, 1916, wants a Gymnorhina longirostris (Milligan), has Wedgetail Eagle eggs for exchange Western or Eastern. 1 p.
12. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 March, 1916, regrets no examlples of Gymnorhina longirostris nor any possibility at that time for collecting, sending list of available bird skins. 1 p.
13. From Alexander to Chief Inspector, Fisheries Department, Perth, 6 April, 1916, Colonel Shepherd, London, requests W.A. fish heads, Gonorhynchus (Ratfish), Monocentris (Knight fish), and Cyttus. Please return borrowed publications on Whales 1 p.
14. From Alexander to Colonel E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 6 April, 1916, recent fish collected preserved in formalin but older specimens in spirit, intended to send heads of older specimens of Monocentric and Gonorhynchus, no deep water specimens. 2 p.
15. From Alexander to President Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 6 April, 1916, glad missing collection of fish found, sending list of specimens' proper names. 1 p.
16. From Alexander to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 14 April, 1916, sending list of our duplicate skins available and list of N. American birds we have. 1 p.
17. To Alexander from Walter W. Froggatt, Dept. of Agriculture, Sydney, 24 April, 1916, embids (embiidina), examined, 2 different surroundings, 1 winged, 1 wingless, scale insects ?. 1 p.
18. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 7 May, 1916, sending eggs of Wedgetailed Eagle, 1 pair, 2 singles from 3 states. 1 p.
19. To Alexander from C. H. Ostenfeld, Universitetets botaniske Museum, Kobenhavn, 15 May, 1916, sending lists of W.A. duplicates with names of species held. 2 p.
20. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 19 Mel, 1916, asking for name of someone willing to act as his collectors such as A. Whitlock, Gerald Hill,Tom Carter etc. to go to Victoria River for 6 months at his expense. 1 p.
21. To Alexander from Hector Jungersen, Uniersitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn, 4 April, 1916, beautiful Myrmicobius skin arrived but skull missing, lists future specimens. 3 p.
22. From Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, New York, 25 April, 1916, send list of Australasian minerals for exchange. 1 p.
23. To Alexander from Edwin Ashby, Willunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 17 May, 1916, enclosed list of wants but any especially W.A. skins would be gratefully received. 1 p.
24. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 May, 1916, thanking for Wedgetailed Eagles' eggs, Tunney's address for N. T. collection. 1 p.
25. To Alexander from E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 18 May, 1916, fish sent from Dunedin, N. Z. in spirits have otoliths destroyed, thanks for stomachs attached. 2 p.
26. To Alexander from G. A. Clark, Stanford University, California, 31 May, 1916, informing Professor Gilbert about list of Australian fishes. 1 p.
27. Bird skins wanted by Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 7 May, 1916 ; List of skins sent May 1916. 2 p.
28. Invoice for exchange of specimens from Smithsonian Institution, California, 1 June, 1916. 1 p.
29. From Alexander to Hector F. E. Jungersen, Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 2 June, 1916, sending another Myrmecobius skull. We only want specimens of popular interest. 2 p.
30. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 2 June, 1916, sending list of birds' skins from N. T. available, plus short list of birds wanted. 1 p.
31. From Alexander to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 3 June, 1916, sending list of skins available, except Eremiornis carteri - Noisy scrub bird definitely extinct. 1 p.
32. From Smithsonian Institution, California, 5 June, 1916, Invoice 12 Specimens exchanged. 1 p.
33. From Smithsonian Institution, California, 6 June, 1916, invoice 12 Specimens exchanged. 1 p.
34. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Washington, 12 June, 1916, list of specimens sent except walrus ; list of desired specimens. 5 p.
35. To Alexander from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 14 June, 1916, wanting Eremiornis carteri. 1 p.
36. From Alexander, and Trustees, to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S. A. 12 June, 1916, unable to send Eremiornis carteri. 1 p.
37. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 26 June, 1916, unable to supply listed birds' skins, wants Petrophassa rufipennis. 1 p.
38. From Alexander to E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 12 July, 1916, sending list of parcel of fish including Monocentris, found washed up on beach. 1 p.
39. From Alexander to W. W. Froggatt, Entomologist, Dept. of Agriculture, Sydney, 12 July, 1916, sending Embiidiae, same species as Friedrichs, from Caversham. 1 p.
40. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 12 July, 1916, sending specimen of Petrophassa rufipennis. 1 p.
41. From Alexander to C. S. Ostenfeld, Universitets botaniske Museum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 12 July, 1916, leaving W.A. Museum to Melbourne, conditions from war made difficult. 1 p.
42. List of bird skins from the Northern Territory of Australia, list of W. A. birds' skins wanted by W. A. Museum. 2 p.
43. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 11 July, 1916, sending box of skins, please send equal number of equally good specimens. List of specimens he has, list of others he wants. 3 p.
44. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 27 July, 1916, discussed with Alexander future exchange procedures of small groups of Marsupials, including Myrmecobius, Tarsipes, Perameles bouganvillii, Phascogale apicans, P. calura ; naming of Typhlopideas. 1 p.
45. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 25 July, 1916, thanking for Petrophassa rufipennis ; expecting collection from McLennan of the M.E. Coast of the Territory, sending collection of A.J.Campbell of Melbourne of the Tully River, M. Queensland. 1 p.
46. From E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 27 July, 1916, leaving this address, send mail to Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Place, Bayswater W., London. 2 p.
47. From Glauert to General Secretary,28 July 1916, list of minerals located in W.A. 1 p.
48. from Glauert ? to Secretary, Wards Natural Science Establishment, College Avenue, Rochester, New York, U.S.A., 1 August, 1916, replying unable to exchange any mineras at present. 1 p.
49. To W. W. Froggatt, Agricultural Museum, Department of Agriculture, Sydney, N.S.W., 1 August, 1916, Alexander has left for 12 months as Science Abstractor, Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Technology, 12 months leave of Absence without pay from Museum, not much research into insects. 1 p.
50. From Fisheries Department, Perth, 7 August, 1916, answering request from Colonel Shepherd, London, for specimens of Gonorhynchus (commonly called "Rat fish") sending specimens. 1 p.
51. From Glauert to Museum, Adelaide, 5 September, 1816, sending specimens of Myrmecobius, Tarsipes, and Perameles bougainvillei on exchange , not of Phascogale. 5 September, 1916. 1 p.
52. From E. C. Shepherd c/- Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London,6 September, 1916, thanking for Monocentris differing from Monocentris japonica, wants Cyttus. 3 p.
53. To Alexander from J. R. G. Adams, South Australian Museum, 18 September, 1916, Edgar R. White on excursion in the interior. 1 p.
54. To Alexander from M. W. Elliott, Dumbleyung, 22 September, 1916, sending by train 3 nests: Acanthiza pusilla, Smierornis flavescens, Melithreptus affinis ; a Bronzewing pigeon nest ? 2 p.
55. From Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N. Y., 27 September, 1916. 1 p.
56. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 4 August, 1916, Carl Hubbs, Museum Assistant will be making a suitable return for the 83 species sent long ago. 2 p.
57. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 5 October, 1916, received parcel of bird skins. will return some duplicates, Mr Alexander is away and will attend asap. 1 p.
58. From G. R. D. Adams, Museum Adelaide, returned from Central Australia, 30 October, 1916, please send list of desidera, we can decide on further exchanges possible, Thanks. 1 p.
59. To Alexander from Colonel E. C. Shepherd, c/- Miss Shepherd 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, sending box of 3 rat-fish (Gonorhynchus greyi Rich.) packed as directed month ago. 1 p.
60. To Alexander from John Comstock, 1275 Bellevue Av., Los Angeles, California,(19 November, 1916, seeking a correspondent in Australia with whom to exchange lepidoptera (Butterflies). 1 p.
61. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 12 December, 1916, sent 78 N.A. and other bird skins requested in April, reply ?. 1 p.
62. From David Starr Jordan, World Congress of Zoology, Stanford University, California, 21 December, 1916, sending a collection of fishes from various parts of world, in exchange for those received from Alexander. 4 p.
63. To Alexander from Joseph Cooke Verco, 52 North Terrace, cnr Charles St., Adelaide, 26 December, 1916, sending 2 boxes of South Australian shells and a list of W. A. shells desired in return. 1 p.
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Author: Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949; Western Australian Museum; Rathbun, Richard; United States National Museum; Comstock, John Henry; Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, 1874-1953; Verco, Jos. C. (Joseph C.), 1851-1933; Lord, Clive E. (Clive Errol), 1889-1933; Campbell, Alex; Shepherd, C. E.; Kershaw, James Andrew, 1866-1946; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Miller, Gerrit S., Jr.; Waite, Edgar Ravenswood, 1866-1928; Mason, George; Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia
Year: 1917-August 1919
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1. From John Comstock, 1275 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 3 January, 1917, reply to exchanges of Lepidoptera delayed until September. 1 p.
2. From Col. C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, 8 January, 1917, describing fossil otoliths resembling (Otolitus (Arius) crassus) found at Anthony Lagoon Station, Northern Territory. 1 p.
2. From Col. C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, 8 January, 1917, describing fossil otoliths resembling (Otolitus (Arius) crassus) found at Anthony Lagoon Station, Northern Territory. 1 p.
3. From David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, (9 January, 1917, asking whether the list of a tank of fishes sent by Carl L. Hubbs had been prepaid. 1 p.
4. List of specimens for exchange to the United States National Museum, 18 January, 1917, details of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles & Batrachians offered. 3 p.
5. From C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Rd., Bayswater, London, 25 January, 1917, details of Otoliths from the Northern Territory may belong to the Arius genus of the Siluridae. 12 p.
6. From Glauert to the United States National Museum, Washington, 12 January, 1917, received all your specimens, sent all requested except Pseudochirus occidentalis and Pyrrholaemus brunneus. 2p.
7. From Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 13 February, 1917, offering to exchange specimens of Queensland fish. 1 p.
8. From D. Starr Jordan, Leland-Stanford Jnr., University, California, 5 March, 1917, collection of fish has been received, thanks, freight charges. 1 p.
9. To J. S. Battye from G. S. Clark, Durlacher Street, Geraldton, 8 March, 1917, returning a collection jar in a case Mr Alexander sent, being transferred to Midland Junction, has collected beetles which he wants to compare to those in M1useum, also hermit crabs' shells. 2 p.
10. To Battye from G. S. Clark, 54 Jewell Street, East Perth, 2 April, 1917, Glauert showed collection of beetles, Clark offering exchanges and books. Note by Alexander, has seen Clark personally. 2 p.
11. From Alexander to Joseph Cooke Verco, 52 North Terrace, Adelaide, 24 April, 1917, on return to W.A. found boxes of S.A. shells and request for exchanges to send. 1 p.
12. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Highland Park, Illinois, 25 April, 1917, asking for Australian birds. 1 p.
13. From Glauert to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 30 April, 1917, sending box of 70 Australian birds' skins in exchange for specimens sent last July. 1 p.
14. List of birds' skins sent to Harry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, April, 1917, 3 p.
15. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 25 May, 1917, received skins, via Alexander, in exchange for a selection of their duplicates. 1 p.
16. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 15 June, 1917, sending in exchange specimens : Petrogale xanthopus, Phascogale, Cast Echenels australis, Dasyurioides byrnei. 1 p.
17. From Henry Kelso Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 5 July, 1917, interested in future dealing with desiderata and pamphlets on Australian birds. 1 p.
18. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 20 July, 1917, received via Alexander 2 skins of hydrochelidon leucoptera. 1 p.
19. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Chicago, 20 August, 1917, Senate recognises status of institution. 1 p.
20. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.A., 16 October, 1917, case of birds sent 19th July, per S.S. Sierra. 1 p.
21. From John Comstock, Southwest Museum, Marmion Way, Los Angeles, California, 3 September, 1917, offering exchanges of diurnal Lepidoptera for Australian butterflies. 1 p.
22. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly to curator, 25 September, 1917, 210 miles east of Kalgoorlie, pudding stone or porphyry, brown, blue and yellow, want a good sample, also some banded carbonate of lime from basalt ; offering 3 different forms of molybdenite from Mt. Moliagul, has donated many stone Aboriginal specimens. 2 p.
23. To Professor W. G. Woolnough, University, Perth, 18 October, 1917, an generous enquirer seeks specimens of a kind of porphyry about 210 miles east of Kalgoorlie and banded carbonate of lime in basalt ; no specimens in museum's collection ; offering samples of 3 different molybdenum stone from Victoria. 1 p.
24. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, 19 October, 1917, requesting specimens of reptiles, batrachians and native rodents - Hydromys, offering in exchange teeth from fossil Elephas etc. 1 p.
25. From W. G. Woolnough, Geology, University, 22 October, 1917, regrets unable to supply geological specimens yet, suggest S.F.C. Cook, Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie, who has collections from Transcontinental Line, may supply ; we would be very grateful for molybdenite specimens. 1 p.
26. To John Comstock, College of Physicians, 321 Hill St., Los Angeles, 5 November, 1917, unable to arrange exchanges as Keeper of Biology has not yet returned and Scientific Keeper has enlisted for active service in the war. 1 p.
27. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 16 November, 1917, sending specimen of porphyry, as large as possible, from Transcontinental Railway, but we have no specimens of the banded carbonate of lime from Basalt yet, we would be very grateful for specimens of molybdenite for the Museum and the University. 1 p.
28. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 13 November, 1917, thanking for sending porphyry specimen, sending molybdenite specimens from Mt. Moliagul, Vic., he would like epidote, covellite and fuchsite. 2 p.
29. To U. S. National Museum, Washington, 29 November, 1917, unable to continue services as staff not available yet. 1 .
30. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria, 19 January, 1918, sent 2 specimens, no Covellite, thanking for specimens of molybdenite. 1 p.
31. To J. Comstock, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 381 Hill Street, Los Angeles, 4 April, 1018, no duplicates of few local butterfly species, no duplicates available, suggest G. A. Waterhouse, Bull's Chambers, Moore St., Sydney, a leading authority. 1 p.
32. From Charles E. Ineson, Dampier Tce, Broome, 11 March, 1918, 11 March, 1918, seeking cork slips for insect collecting boards. 1p.
33.To C. E. Ineson, Dampier Terrace, Broome, 10 April, 1918, sending 6 sheets hoping to receive duplicate insects from Kimberley area, welcome exchanges. 1 p.
34. From Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants., 9 May, 1918, would like to exchange Amytornis housei for Malurus leucopterus, m & f, under Mr. Carter's name, please send map of W.A. showing rainfall, send via America. 2 p.
35. To Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants., 20 July, 1918, refusing to send A. housei, sending map showing rainfall.2p.
36. From Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants, 7 October, 1918, re Malurus leucopterus, the ones on Perth in 1914 were blue and white birds but M. leucopterus is black and white, the ones mounted that Carter got from Dirk Hartog Island. 2 p.
37. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 23 October, 1918, sent molybdenite from New England and Kingsgate, graphite from Goldsborough, Valona(Wolfram) from New England.2 p
38. From G. Pitt Morison to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 4 November, 1918, thanking for minerals received, regret minerals requested for exchange not yet available, 1 p.
39. Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 21 November, 1918, need specimen of Ornithorhynchus, offer Orolestes of Caenolestidae. 1 p.
40. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, asking for duplicates of the Black and white Wren (Malurus edouardi Campbell) from Barrow Island and M. leucopterus (quoy and Gaim) from Dirk Hartog Island or lend us a pair or specimens for an examination by F. R. Zietz. 1 p.
41. From E. C. Shepherd of Messrs. Child & Co, 1 Fleet Street, London, 5 December, 1918, otolites collector, asking for details of Odax Callyodon also Lepidopus candatus, lists of fish. 9 p.
42. To General Secretary, Museum of South Australia, 12 December, 1918, unable to send Malurus
specimens collected by Tom Carter until Gregory Mathew's consent. Lawson Whitlock, Tudor via Albany may have collected specimens. 1 p.
43. From George E. Mason, Chelsea, London, 13 January, 1919, requesting perfect skin of an Emu, Dromaius innovatus, of W. A., adult, young, in exchange for other bird skins e.g. N.Z. now extinct Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris). 2 p.
44. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 22 January, 1919, unable to supply a natural cube of gold as requested, Keeper of Geology away on Active Service. 1 p.
45. To G. E. Mason, 29 Park Walk, Chelsea, London, 10 April, 1919, W. A. emu specimen as requested is the same Australian emu, we can supply 2 specimens on receipt of the Huias (Heteralochia acutirostris) m. and f. mentioned, if more specimens required we would like to receive either Xenicus longipes, X. gilviventris, Traversia lyalli, or Acanthidositta chloris from New Zealand. If you have none of these, specimens of Cinclus aquaticus or Upups epops. 2 p.
46. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 30 April, 1919, don't forget me when geologist returns. 1 p.
47. Report of Trustees meeting for year ending 30 June, 1918. 2 p.
48. To Rev. Dexter Allen, Singapore, 23 May, 1919, W. Kingsmill informed me you wish to exchange insect specimens, we would supply local species in exchange for Malayan forms, must be pinned specimens, majority small. 1 p.
49. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 3 February, 1919, offering a skin specimen of Atrichiornis rufescens (Rufous scrub bird). 1 p.
50. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 April, 1919, Malurus lamberti, W. A. Whitlock's identification of M. lamberti occidentalis correct, will send Whitlock to Dirk Hartog to check on Amytornis puzzle ; Atrichia clamosa at Melbourne Museum not W. A. 1 p.
51. From Alexander to J. A. Kershaw, National Museum, Melbourne, 13 May, 1919, H. L. White recently presented to us Atrichornis rufescens, we have no A. clamosa, now extinct, if you are able to send us one from your collection of equal value to exchange. 1 p.
52. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 16 July, 1919, we are unable to obtain a specimen of Atrichiornis clamosa from Melbourne, not even for a Macropus bernardus from Northern Territory. 1 p.
53. To Alexander from Director, Melbourne Museum, 3 July, 1919, regret unable to supply Atrichiornis clamosa as our examples are fixed in special displays. 1 p.
54. To E. R. Waite, S. A. Museum, Adelaide, 16 July, 1919, thanks for your paper on Typhlops and the specimen of Ascopharynx cervinus for which we can offer an exchange. 1 p.
55. From Alexander to C. E. Shepherd, c/o Messrs. Child & Co, 1 Fleet St., London, 24 July, 1919, Glauert still absent , I have recently returned to the Museum, received otoliths in 1916, sent 3 otoliths from Anthony Lagoon to be named, keep 1 example and return 2 to us. The local fish specimens mentioned, Odax, Siphonognathus not often caught by fishermen, if we get any in time to put in spirit with intestines attached, Callyodon north, Lepidopus caudtus never , Cyttus australia, Monocentris gloria-maris deep sea fish; list of fish available commercially. 3 p.
56. To A. J. Campbell, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, Temple Court, Melbourne,15 May, 1919, Mathews' vol. IV in hand, am listing species which we can offer. T. Carter still in Perth. 1 p.
57. To Alexander from A. J. Campbell, Broughton Rd., Surrey Hills, Vic. 20 June, 1919, only Platycercus haventris pair available for exchange, "Perchers" possibles written up. 2 p.
58. To A. J. Campbell, Royal Australian Ornithologists' Union, Temple Court, Melbourne, 1 July, 1919, revised lists of Coraciform and Cuculine birds, duplicates and desired specimens. 2 p.
59. To Alexander from A. J. Campbell, Broughton Road, Surrey Hills, Vic., 31 July, 1919, we have none of your desired specimens except for the Spine-tailed Swift (Chaetura caudacuta) or (Hirundapus caudacutus), saving you a skin. 1 p.
60. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 4 July, 1919, from Alexander has list of Tasmanian Mammals Chalinolobus morio and C. gouldi also in W.A., some found in Tasmania but not in W.A., desired specimens, exchanges, listed. 2 p.
61. To Alexander from Clive E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 22 July, 1919, sending copy of our notes, also paper on Tas. Cetacea, revising stored specimens, will advise arrangements. 1 p.
62. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 7 August, 1919, exchange characteristic W. A. mammals for Tasmanian
mammals, thanks for your paper on Ziphius cavirostris, can lend Danish paper on whales by Herluf Winge. 2 p.
63. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 15 July, 1919, what can you give in exchange for the mineral specimens, sending very rare rock samples would like a natural cube of gold. 1 p.
64. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 25 August, 1919, waiting for geologist to return from England. 1 p.
65. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 13 August, 1919, thanking for paper on Mammals of Tasmania with your studies of Cetacea etc. 1 p.
66. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 7 August, 1919, waiting for returns for all the specimens he sent to the geologist. 1 p.
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Author: Gaunt, W. Alwyn; Ashworth, Mr.; Mason, George; McGilp, J. Neil; Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963; Mortensen, Theodor, 1868-1952; Western Australia. General Secretary; Australian Museum; British Museum; Black Mammoth Mining Co.; Ashby, Edwin; Ashworth, J. H.; Sowerby & Fulton; Shepherd, C. E.; Wood Jones, Frederic, 1879-1954; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965
Year: 1921-1923
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1. To Glauert from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 6 January, 1921, sending collection of S.A. Chitons, display techniques for Kopionella tasmanica. 1 p.
2. List of chitons sent from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 6 January, 1921, 1 p.
2. List of chitons sent from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 6 January, 1921, 1 p.
3. List of Sea Birds represented in collection of E. Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A. 1 p.
4. From George T. Mason, 29 Park Walk, Chelsea, requesting skins etc. of emus from W. A., 27 September, !921.
5. From C. E Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London, 13 January, 1921, asking about specimens of Monocentris and other fishes sent. 1 p.
6. From Henry K. Coale, Birds of The World, Highland Park, Illinois, 3 January, 1921, asking to get Campbell's Nests and eggs of Australian birds, and any skins of specimens. 1 p.
7. From William N. Souther, Groton , Mass., about American sea-shells.26 February, 1921. 1 p.
8. From John Neil McGilp, Napier Terrace, Kings Park, S.A., 18 February, 1921, offering sets of birds' eggs for the Museum. 2 p.
9. To Col. C. E. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London, 15 February, 1921, sending box of 2 Monocentric gloria-marie. 1 p.
10. List of specimens for W.A. Museums from Prof. J. H. Ashworth, Dept. of Zoology, University of Edinburgh. 1 p.
11. To Alexander from William K. Gregory, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 19 March, 1921, seeking a good "all round collector" for a proposed new exhibition of Australiana. 1 p.
12. To G. E. Mason, 29 Park Walk, Chelsea, 22 March, 1921, no duplicate skins of emus available now in settled districts but will consider what exchanges you suggest. 1 p.
13. To Prof. Ashworth, University of Edinburgh, 23 March, 1921, receipt of small collection of specimens as Alexander left with you. 1 p.
14. To O. L. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 24 March, 1921, thanking for future of Crow as a Gazetted Bird", setting aside clutch of Calamanthus montanellus for you. 1 p.
15. Postcard from Col. C. E. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London, 6 April, 1921, thanking for receipt of Monocentris gloria maris. 1 p.
16. To Glauert from O. L. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 11 April, 1921, pleased to hear Crow has been put on the Protected List, Cat as vermin. Would like clutch of Calamanthus montanellus. 1 p.
17. To O. L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 16 April, 1921, only want local eggs. 1 p.
18. From G. K. Noble, Dept. of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 10 May, 1921, seeking permanent exchange relations by Dr. W. K. Gregory's visit. 1 p.
19. List of Congo Reptiles and Amphibians available for exchange. 2 p.
20. List of Genera of Australian Amphibians and Lizards desired. 2 p.
21. list of Desiderata, 2 p.
22. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 12 May, 1921, regret no spare copies of Campbell's Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds available now. 1 p.
23. To Glauert from O. L. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 4 May, 1921, Gymnohuia longirostris, Podargus strigioides, Artamus leucorynchus, eggs collected. 1 p.
24. From Glauert to O. L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 16 May, 1921, 3 clutches from Past, North-West, marked as RAOU, by H. L. White. 1 p.
25. From W. A. Scarfe, 24 Edwin Street, Caversham, New Zealand, 30 June, 1921, researching Marine Algae of Otago, New Zealand, would like specimens of Caulerpa [brownii] and Halimeda genus from W.A.to exchange. 1 p.
26. List of Specimens for Mr. Horsey, Exchange 8 - 7 - 21, supplied in return for reduction in the price of a collection of Papuan Lepidoptera from 3 pounds to 2 pounds. 1 p.
27. To W. A. Scarfe, 34 Edwin Street, Caversham, N. Z., 15 July, 1921, regret no research at this museum into marine algae, if you are anxious to receive a collection of seaweeds washed up on ocean beaches near Perth, we could send it to you in a few months time. 1 p.
28. To Col. C. E. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London,21 july, 1921, thanks for otoliths sent, not yet for Anthony's Lagoon specimens, if you are interested in any other WA fish. 1 p.
29. To General Secretary, Glauert's list of Batrachia and Reptilia available for exchange. 1 p.
30. To Glauert from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 13 August, 1921, list of Sea birds and Waders in my collection, write to Alexander, Brisbane U., about Chitons sent to Iredale. 1 p.
31. Letter to Alexander from Sowerby & Fulton, conchologists, 27 Shaftesbury Road, Ravenscourt Park, London, 10 August, 1921, asking for exchange of Cypraea scotti sea shell. 1 p.
32. From J. van Denburgh, California Academy of Sciences, 240 Stockton St., San Francisco, California, 10 August, 1921, list of Amphibian and Reptile specimens desired. 2 p.
33. From Glauert to Sowerby & Fulton, 27 Shaftesbury Road, Ravenscourt Park, England, 13 September, 1921, presently revising lists of W.A. shells, Cypraea scotti a southwestern Australian shell, see Transactions of Royal Society of S.A. 1 p.
34. From Glauert to Museum, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 11 October, 1921, list of specimens offered for exchange, like publications of your museum. 1 p.
35. From Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., asked to add list of desired specimens for W. L. May of the West China Union University of Chengtu, 26 November, 1921, e.g. objects of ethnological significance. 1 p.
36. From Glauert to J. Neil McGilp, 184 Napier Terrace, Kings Park, S.A., 13 December, 1921, exchanges of birds' eggs sets not yet available. 1 p.
37. Glauert's list of duplicate Reptile and Amphibia specimens offered in exchange (spirit or formalin specimens): Lizards, Snakes, Frogs. 1 p.
38. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 17 January, 1922, please send skins of any species of Australian birds. 1 p.
39. From F. H. Edgeworth, Medical Dept., University of Bristol, 18 January, 1922, yr letter saying send spirit specimens of Myrmecobius fasciatus, try to get get human embryos, human foetuses from 4 months old common enough.
40. From Glauert to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S. A., 14 February, 1922, inform West China University to contact direct for any exchanges. 1 p.
41. From Glauert to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 27 March, 1922, Alexander no longer works for W.A. Museum, no skins to spare. 1 p.
42. From H.G. Clinton, Black Mammoth Mining Co., Manhattan, Nevada, 13 March, 1922, offering detailed geological samples for museum. 1 p.
43. To Black Mammoth Mining Co., Manhattan, Nevada, no specimens for exchange, 27 June, 1922. 1 p.
44. To Director, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 14 February, 1922, "When Alexander left in 1920 he took some Petrels to be examined at the British Museum, A number have been returned except for 7 skins and skulls, details of exchange arrangements not known but 7 skins and 16 skulls were returned. If an exchange had been organised, skins of Scott Antarctic birds would be acceptable. 1 p.
45. Percy R. Lowe, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 29 March, 1922, no mention was made of an exchange but as a gift, noted ; Adelie Penguins acceptable. 1 p.
46. To Director, British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cromwell Road, London, 6 July, 1922, happy to have adults and chicks. 1 p.
47. To Glauert from W. L. May, Forest Hill, Sandford, Tasmania, 25 October, 1922, offering to exchange Tasmanian shells for W.A. shells. 1 p.
48. from Glauert to W. L. May, Forest Hill, Sandford, Tasmania,9 November, 1922, unable at present single handed to send you complete sets of W.A. shells, to reciprocate your offer of Tasmanian shells. 1 p.
49. From J. H. Gatliff, 5 Fawkner St., South Yarra, Vic., 19 May, 1923, sent list of shells already collected seeking exchanges from experienced collectors. 1 p.
50. To Glauert from C. Anderson, Australian Museum, Sydney, 16 March, 1923, Sending list of frogs omitted from last letter, under separate cover sending 2 tubes of Phreatoicus australis, one from Mt. Kosciusko, 1 from Mt. Wellington, Tas., also 1 tube of P. shepardi from Barrington Tops, near Dungog, NSW, would like W.A. representatives in exchange. 1 p.
51. From Glauert to Director, Australian Museum, Sydney, 18th March, acknowledging receipt of 3 tubes of Phreatoicidae palustris from eastern Australia, 1 tube of Palaemonetes australis, parcel also contains small freshwater amphibian "chelonia", if new describe, return paratypes. 1 p.
52. From Anderson. Australian Museum, Sydney, 10 May 1923, thanks for 1 tube Phreatoicus palustris, 1 Palaemonetes australis, 1 Chiltonia?. 1 p.
53. From Director, Dept. of Invertebrates, Theodor Jensen Mortensen, Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn, 11 May, 1923, asking about an Ophiurid Astrogymnotes. 3 p.
54. from Glauert to Theodor Mortenson, Dept. of Invertebrates, Geological Museum, Copenhagen, 16 July, 1923, informing that a specimen of Astrogymnotes catastica, H. L. Clark is being sent would like in exchange Asteroporpa australiensis Clark which you offer. 3 p.
55. To Glauert from Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 24 July, 1923, offering specimens from S.A. and Kangaroo Island exchanges. 4 p.
56. From Glauert to Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 16 August, 1923, describing specimens recently acquired for museum : Phreatoicus latipas, Dromicia concinna , Tarsipes, Rattus murrayi, Petrogale pearsoni. 2 p.
57. To Glauert from Frederic Wood Jones , Adelaide University, 5 September, 1923, 1 p.
58. From Theodor Mortensen, Dept. of Invertebrates, Zoological Museum, Kobenhavn, 5 September, 1923, received specimen Astrogymnotes catastica, cordial thanks, sending specimen of rare Asteroporpa australiensis clark. 2 p.
59. From Glauert to Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 7 September, 1923, sending 2 samples of Rattus murraya. 1 p.
60. From Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 1 October, 1923, seek info on skulls and skins of Bettongia. 1 p.
61. To Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 15 October, 1923, regret no examples of Bettongia in collection. 1 p.
62. From Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 28 October, 1923, thanks for research on Bettongia, results of enquiries. 2 p.
63. List of birds wanted by Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., USA, specimens available marked by Glauert, 30 October, 1923. 1 p.
64. From Albert E. Thackway, Wyoming, Albyn Road, Strathfield, NSW, 3 November, 1923, collector of polyplacophora of Australia, asking for any conchologist in W.A. for exchanges. 1 p.
65. From Glauert to Albert E. Thackway, Wyoming, Albyn Rd., Strathfield, 12 November, 1923, not any exchanges from museum but local collector, H. Bardwell, 9 Union St., Subiaco, and Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A. may. 1 p.
66. From A. E. J. Thackway, Wyoming, Albyn Road, Strathfield, NSW : List of Polyplacophora of Western Australia : Desiderata - November 1923 p.2 , page 2, New South Wales Polyplacophora. exchange list No. 2. 2 p.
67. To Glauert from Albert E. J. Thackway, Wyoming, Albyn Road, Strathfield, NSW, 21 November, 1923, attached to No. 59, details of existing collecting and possible future cooperation. 1 p.
68. From Glauert to Frederic Wood Jones
69. From Frederic Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 20 November, 1923, good work on scorpions, going to Kangaroo Island. 2 p.
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Author: Glauert, Ludwig, 1879-1963; National Museum of Victoria; Wood Jones, Frederic, 1879-1954; Mellor, John M.; Trickett, Ronald ; Lower, Oswald, B.; Illingworth, James Franklin, 1870-1949; Forrest, John, Sir, 1847-1918; Shepherd, C. E.; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Clark, Wilfrid E. Le Gros (Wilfrid Edward Le Gros), 1895-1971; Queensland Museum; Longman, Heber Albert, 1880-1954
Year: Sept. 1919-Dec. 1920
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1. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 19 January, 1919, list offering exchanges, + 1 photo. 3 p.
2. List of Australian Birds' Eggs sent to R. Trickett, Coolup, W.A. 2 p.
3. Insects sent to the Queensland Museum in exchange for a collection of Thynnidae, Mutillidae, Formicidae, Thynnidae, Blattidae. 1 p.
2. List of Australian Birds' Eggs sent to R. Trickett, Coolup, W.A. 2 p.
3. Insects sent to the Queensland Museum in exchange for a collection of Thynnidae, Mutillidae, Formicidae, Thynnidae, Blattidae. 1 p.
4. To Alexander from John W. Mellor, 11 Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 8 May, 1919, asking if he is personally be willing to assist in the Oology, clutches, of W.A. birds' eggs exchanges. 1 p.
5. From Alexander to J. W. Mellor, 11 Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 28 May, 1919, regret have few duplicates to exchange, enclose lists of clutches available. 2 p.
6. From Alexander to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.A., 18 June, 1919, after 3 years absence answering letter to arrange exchanges of skins of Australian birds and some skins from other countries. 2 p.
7. To Alexander from John W. Mellor, 11 Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 10 July, 1919, list of birds' eggs sent . 2 p.
8. From Alexander to J. W. Mellor, 11 Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 17 July, 1919, received clutches of eggs, only 7 species were on wanted list, sending exchanges, 14 species not needed for W. A., other egg clutches already held. 3 p.
9. From J. F. Illingworth, Division of Entomology, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Queensland, 25 July, 1919, letter offering insects occurring in North Queensland agricultural areas collected as pests of sugar cane. 1 p.
10. To H. A. Longman, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 22 July, 1919, 22 July, 1919, offering specimens of Myrmecobius and Tarsipes, asking for Hypsiprymnodon and any species of Phalanger, also any New Guinea material. 2 p.
11. To Alexander from John W. Mellor, Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 26 July, 1919, included desiderata on "locality" list, send any common W. A. species. 1 p.
12. From Alexander to J. F. Illingworth, Division of Entomology, Bureau of Sugar Expt. Stations, Meringa, Cairns, 13 August, 1919, thanks for offer of common insects of Queensland to compare with W. A., gladly pay postage. 1 p.
13. From Alexander to J. W. Mellor, 11 Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide, 9 September, 1919, keeping 16 clutches, sending back 7, list of birds' eggs sent. 2 p.
14. To Alexander from J. A. Illingworth, Division of Entomology, Bureau of Sugar Expt. Stations, Meringa, Qld., 15 September, 1919, sending box of insects, listed, if wanted, mark list, interested in cockroaches and muscoid flies. 1 p.
15. To Alexander from A. Jefferies Turner, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, 15 September, 1919, on return was unable to visit W.A., then heard you were back at Museum, remembering Lepidoptera, tell me of a likely Lepidoptera W.A. collector. 1 p.
16. List of insects sent, Sept. 15, 1919, to Dept. of Agriculture, Victoria, N.S.W., Museum Sydney, South Australia, West Australia, Melbourne. 1 p.
17. From C.S.G. Shaw, Public School, Goolagong, New South Wales, 29 September, 1919, school museum wants specimens of weapons and implements of the natives of W.A., offering a collection of U.S.A. gem stones, sent by post. 1 p
18. To Alexander from H. B. Coale, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 3 October, 1919, sending a box of birds from Japan, would be glad to get any extras, esp. from list in The Emu. 1 p.
19. List of Birds sent to H.K.Coale Highland Park, Illinois, Second Collection, 1919. 3 p.
20. From Oswald Lower, Bartley Crescent, Wayville, S. A., 9 October, 1919, asking about a new species of Angelia,, held in W.A. Museum, same as his Lithopepla from Dundas, W.A., also seeking a WA Lepidopterist for exchanges. 1 p.
21. To C. H. Shaw, Public School, Goolagong, N.S.W., 7 October, 1919, Mr. Glauert still on leave, delaying exchanges of gemstones for native weapons, will send reply. 1 p.
22. To Alexander from C. L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, W.A., 12 October, 1919, regret missing trip, will send specimens in few days. 1 p.
23. To O. Lower, Bartley Crescent, Wayville, S. A. , 10 October, 1919, regret few collectors of specimens of Lepidoptera in W. A. except Mr. Newman, not many in Museum collection. 1 p.
24. To J. F. Illingworth, Division of Entomology, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Meringa, Cairns, Qld, 13 October, 1919, received box of insects, sending back in box a series of W. A. Cockroaches and list of W.A. Orthoptera. 2 p.
25. To Alexander from J. F. Illingworth, Division of Entomology, Meringa, Cairns, Qld., 31 October, 1919, received very interesting specimens of roaches (although broken in transit) trusting you can supply W.A. specimens in spirit. 1 p.
26. To Director, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 3 November, 1919, received letter and 3 skins very pleased to have, in return sending 7 W.A. specimens, hoping you send us 4 other species in exchange, list of Queensland marsupials desired, also sending specimens for you to examine but we need them back as we have hardly any specimens of Notomys. 4 p.
27. To Alexander from C. L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 15 November, 1919, 3 weeks of flu, but will send clutches of Little Falcon and Little Eagle, offer of Melanosterna. 1 p.
28. To C. L. E. Orton , Petworth Park, Moora, 13 November, 1919, have eggs of Melanosterna anaetheta to send you. 1 p.
29. To Alexander from Ronald Trickett, Riverdale, Coolup, W.A., 3 November, 1919, sending eggs from Britain. 1 p.
30. From Alexander to Ronald Trickett, Riverdale, Coolup, W.A., 21 November, 1919, thanks for British eggs, sending eggs from R.A.O.U. checklist of W.A. birds. 1 p.
31. From Alexander to H.K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 21 November, 1919, sent birds in exchange, separate cover reprints of all papers on Australian birds by R.A.O.U. v. conservative, so sending names given by Mathews as well. 1 p.
32. From Alexander to O. Lower, Bartley Crescent, Wayville, S.A.,24 November, 1919, regret unwilling to send moth Angelis melancroca by post as insects get broken, would send by personal charge in box. 1 p.
33. To Alexander from Helen A. Longman, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 9 December, 1919, received specimens. 1 p.
34. From Alexander to C. E. L. Orton, Moora, 12 December, 1919, sending eggs of M. anaetheta, from Bird Island, Safety Bay, Garden Island, single birds eggs, also clutch of Entomophila leucomelas, pleased to get sets sent. 2 p.
35. To Alexander from C. E. L. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 22 December, 1919, thanking for eggs received. 2 p.
36. From Frederic Wood Jones, University of Adelaide, 6 January, 1920, asking for details of marsupials of Western Australia especially Myrmecobius fasciatus, or to borrow one pickled. 3 p.
37. From Alexander to F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 13 January, 1920, v. willing to help but Myrmecobius are rarely seen or caught alive in good condition, also Tarsipes, also fairly common marsupials Dromicia concina and Sminthopsis murina specimens, suggest advertising. 3 p.
38. To Glauert from C. E. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London,S.W.7, 16 January, 1920, asking if otoliths sent had been received after 4 months as a registered parcel. W.B.A.:Glauert not yet back. 2 p.
39. To Alexander from John W. Mellors, Mellor Park, Locksley, S.A., 24 January, 1920, regret delays in letters due to death in family, missed nesting season on Kangaroo Id., hoping to visit W.A. with R.A.O.U. research. 2 p.
40. To Alexander from F. Wood Jones, The University, Adelaide, 29 January, 1920, would like access to a Dromicia concinna and Sminthopsis murina, alive or dead, Tarsipes in any condition. 2 p.
41. From Alexander to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 13 February, 1920, box of 53 skins of birds sent had broken open but as no list included can't tell if any lost, includes a list of names from Sharpe's list indebted for 3 birds. 2 p.
42. To Alexander [on leave] from William I. Souther, Groton, Mass., U.S.A., 16 February, 1920, letter offering to sell and buy collections of shells listed. 4 p.
43. To C. L. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens. London, 2 March, 1920, your letter, box of otoliths received by Glauert. 1 p.
44. From Alexander to F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 4 March, 1920, list of young or embryonic specimens (q v)sent, only 3 species adults are Sminthopsis murina, Tarsipes spenserae and Dromicia concinna in exchange we would like copies of your zoological books ; I recently saw a distant Myrmecobius' burrow, at P. Wickham, Kyrup, Laurier. 3 p.
45. To Alexander from F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 9 March, 1920, thanking for cooperation and help. 2 p.
46. To F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 15 March, 1920, Alexander,on leave, left parcel to be sent to you. 1 p.
47. From F. Wood Jones to James C. Batty, 30 March, 1920, unpacked case of anatomical material arrived safely. 1 p.
48. From Ronald Trickett, Grassmere, Coolup, 19 June, 1920, sent sets of W. A. birds' eggs. 1 p.
49. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 27 July, 1920, sending details in time for your return. 1 p.
50. From C. L. Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens, London, 31 July, 1920, hoping to receive fish heads and specimens of Arripus trutta, Arripis georgiamus, Kyphosus sydneyanus, market specimens. 3 p.
51. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 19 August, 1920, sending box of birds, some quite rare, if they are not good enough don't count them. 1 p.
52. To Ronald Trickett, Grassmere, Coolup, 11 September, 1920, received eggs. 1 p.
53. rom Glauert to F. Wood-Jones, University, Adelaide, 13 September, 1920, thank you for reprints of papers, work on Myrmecobius. 2 p.
54. To J. Battye from Henry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, offering skins of Japanese birds, asking for stamps. 1 p.
55. To Glauert from F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 22 September, 1920, contented with Myrmecobius, specimens opened by incision in belly, preserved in spirit, also any small marsupials, external characteristics of pouch embryos. 3 p.
56. To Alexander from Heber A. Longman, Queensland Museum, 22 September, 1920, sending specimens of Phalangers: Petaurus sciureus, Petauroides volans, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus in exchange skins of Myrmecobius and Tarsipes. 1 p.
57. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 23 March, 1920, asking for specimens of rocks. 1 p.
To Alexander from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 29 September, 1920, reminding about specimen. 1 p.
58. From Glauert to C. Foster Cooper, University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, 7 October, 1920, as specimens of crustacea offered by Stanley Gardiner's expeditions to islands of Indian Ocean and a Dormouse for mounting would be welcome packed in a tin-lined box via Agent General for Western Australia, Savoy House, Strand, London. 1 p.
59. From Glauert to Dr. W. Eagle Clark, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 7 October, 1920, an exchange of Australian mammals would be exchanged for birds from the Scottish National Antarctic Expeditions which sometimes come here in the winter months. 1 p.
60. From Glauert to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 7 October, 1920, regret that the minerals you asked for are not available for exchange, state the nature of your collection we will try to send suitable specimens in return. 1 p.
61. From Glauert to F. Wood Jones, Adelaide University, 7 October, 1920, procuring Myrmecobius and other small marsupials, but much of pouch material is old, after you finish Trichosurus I will try. 1 p.
62. From Glauert to C. E., Shepherd, 26 Stanhope Gardens. London, 11 October, 1920, Mr. Alexander on leave, the otoliths are gratefullyv acknowledged, 2 Monocentris from Albany sent with any desiderata, Govt. trawler wrecked. 1 p.
63. From Glauert to W. N. Souther, Groton, Mass., U,S.A., 12 October, 1920, as Alexander was on leave and then resigned, the Trustees say that unable to enter into exchanges of conchological specimens yet but will, notify. 1 p.
64. To Glauert from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly,14 October, 1920, seeking a spearhead chipped out of telegraph insulator or Roscoelite. 2 p.
65. To Glauert from L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora,1 November, 1920, show sent skin of Bush Wallaby to Mr. Le Souef and a bird Charadru, also bird collections. 1 p.
66. To L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 1 November, 1920, Need skull to identify kangaroo skin, bird sent a Sharp- tailed Stint, Pisobia acuminata. 1 p.
67. From Glauert to Ronald Trickett, Riverdale, Coolup, 1 November, 1920, sending series of eggs in exchange for those sent 62. Eudyptula minor, Forster, 130. Zonjfer, pectoralis, 223. Phalacrocorax melanoleucus, 238 Sula fusca Brisson, 352 Merops ornatus, Lath. 361. Cuculus pallidus, 575. Grallina picata, R.A.O.U. 1 p.
68. To Glauert from John W. Mellor, Mellor Park, Lockleys, Adelaide S. H., 2 November, 1920, after a month in W.A. working the Malurus family of Wrens leuconotus and leucopterus, Stirling Ranges, Dirk Hartog and Barrow Islands. 2 p.
69. From Glauert to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 11 November, 1920, sending spear head made out of a telegraph insulator fro Hall's Creek, an abandoned goldfield. 1 p.
70. To Glauert from L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 16 November, 1920, sending clutches of eggs, sending skin with skull gift, wants an egg of Lesser Noddy also Wedgebill (Spenostoma). 1 p. 68.
71. To Glauert from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic.9 December, 1920, received spearhead, would like one made like porcelain, can send quartz crystal with molybdenite. 1 p.
72. from Glauert to A.J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 17 December, 1920, we have not got the spearhead you want, if any comes in we will save it for you. 1 p.
73. From Glauert to L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 10 December, 1920, at R.A.O.U. you said the Little Eagle was seen in your locality, also heard of a Red-necked Avocet was seen inyour locality, try and get some for the museum. 1 p.
74. To J. W. Mellor, Mellor Park, Locksley, Adelaide, 17 December, 1920, there are no skins of Malurus available for exchange, the large series of skins not as plentiful as believed, but borrow them for research. 1 p.
75. From Darwin L. Platt, Osteologist and Anatomist, 17 East Main St., Rochester, N. Y., 18 December, 1920, wants skulls of Aboriginals, also animal skulls. 1 p.
76.To Glauert from L. E. Orton, Petworth Park, Moora, 26 December, 1920, a mob of avocets were seen on his swamp but have now disappeared. 1 p.
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