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other things about it, and also to ask you to 

 do me a favor. I have stuffed a superb otter 

 lately ; next week I shall receive a beaver, and 

 I have exchanged all my little toads from 

 Neuchatel for reptiles from Brazil and Java. 

 One of our professors here, who is publishing 

 a natural history of reptiles, will introduce in 

 his work my description of that species, and 

 my observations upon it. He has already had 

 lithographed those drawings of eggs that 

 Cecile made for me, as well as the colored 

 drawings made for me by Braun's sister when 

 I was at Carlsruhe. My collection of fishes 

 is also much increased, but I have no dupli- 

 cates left of the species I brought with me. 

 I have exchanged them all. I should there- 

 fore be greatly obliged if you would get me 

 some more of the same. I will tell you what 

 kinds I want, and how you are to forward 

 them. I have still at Cudrefin several jars of 

 thick green glass. When you go there take 

 them away with you, fill them with alcohol, 

 and put into them as many of these fishes as 

 you can find for me. Put something between 

 every two specimens, to prevent them from 

 rubbing against each other ; pack them in a 

 little box wrapped in hay, and send them 

 either by a good opportunity or in the least 



