Sir C. Wyville Thomson's correspondence on the "Challenger" fishes 



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Bonsydi' 



Linlithgow 



^ ^ ^.. ^ Nov. 2, 1880 



Dear Dr. Gunther: 



From having heard nothing from you with regard to the Corals of the Challenger Expedition 

 I suppose I am right in concluding that you have not received them yet from Mr. Moselcy. As 

 some difficulties have arisen in this department I have asked Mr. Moseley, to avoid any further 

 complications, to send the whole collection, the type specimens, the second selected set. and the 

 duplicates to you. I will be very much obliged to you if you will kindly select the first set accord- 

 ing to the instructions sanctioned by the Treasury— and return the rest to me. 



I am sorry to give you this trouble— but this is I think the only case. I will send you in the 

 course of a few days the Ostracoda and the Pennatulida. I mean in all cases to send the specimens 

 to the Museum as soon as possible after the Memoirs arc published. It would be scarcelv fair 

 to do so much before. 



I have been reading your book on Fishes with much pleasure, and I think I know more about 

 them then I did before. It is a resume which was much wanted. 



Yrs. faithfully 



C. Wyville Thomson 



Bonsycle 



Linlithgow. N.B. 

 December 17. 1880 

 Dear Dr. GiJnther: 



I know pretty well all about the advantages of complete collections for reference. I am only 

 very glad that so much attention is now being paid to these minute ( ?) groups in the B.M. 



My great object has been to make the collection from the " Challenger " in all branches in 

 the National Collection as perfect as possible. Beyond a certain point I cannot force this but I 

 will do the best I can. 

 Believe me yrs faithfully 



C. Wyville Thomson 



P.S. I will send you today the whole of the remaining material returned by Dr. Brady as 

 duplicates. I forwarded your letter and list to Dr. Brady.* 



Bonsyde 



Linlithgow, N.B. 

 January 16. 1881 

 Dear Dr. Giinther: 



It has been suggested to me that perhaps I ought to have let you know that it was in my power 

 to offer a moderate honorarium for literary work in connection with the Challenger Report. To 

 tell the truth I had some delicacy in doing so remembering the strong representation which the 

 Brit. Mus. officers made on that matter to government. I do not see howe\cr that preparing 

 such a report, especially as I distinctly objected to its being in the form of a Brit. Mus. catalogue, 

 could be considered a part of your regular work. 



If you desire it I will send in an account for the sum to which you are entitled under my 



instructions. 

 Will you very kindly let me know how the Deep-sea Fishes stand. 



Yours sincerel> 



C. WVVILLK THOMSt)N 



* Either G Stewardson Brady on the Copepoda (Challenger Report Vol. « (Zool.»- P' \\' • 

 1884) or Henry BOWMAN Brady on the Foraminifera (Challen.^er Report. Vol 9 (Zool.). Pt. WII. 



1884). 



