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a part of a letter to Pennant (Letter XXXVII.) 

 omitted on publication. 



By the next return of the waggon I shall send up a 

 small but rare collection of birds, which I beg that you and 

 Mr. Banks would please to examine, that I may hear what 

 two such curious Naturalists have to say about some of 

 of them. They are as follow: — 



Merula passer solitarius. M. & F. 



Ma-ulanigerri'nmuropygio | j^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ nondescript ? 



rectriciousque mveis. j 

 Fringilla petronia. 



Sturnus collaris Scopoli. An elegant bird ! 



Emheriza cirlus. 



Pratincola Krameri. Well engraved in Kramer. 



Anas clypeata pectore riibro. Differs from our shoveler. 

 Species of lark. What ? 



Motacilla hoarula Scopoli. 

 Species of perch. What? 



You are welcome to take these birds into the country, as 

 you say London affords you no leisure for examination in 

 such matters : and if you shall think tliem worthy of being 

 drawn, you will lay us under great obligations by communicat- 

 ing those drawings at a proper season. My Brother makes 

 no contemptible progress in Nat. history, and will be able, I 

 trust, by the assistance of good friends (to whom he will be 

 ready to make all due acknowledgements) to produce in due 

 time somewhat not unworthy the attention of the candid 

 Naturalist. Please to return the birds to my Brother in 

 Thames street as usual. It will not be in my power to meet 

 you in London at present, because I have a call that obliges 

 me to go an other way. 



Pray present my humble respects to Mr. Banks, and tell 

 him I heartily congratulate him on his safe return from his 

 astonishing voyage ! The world expects great information 



