Showing 13 results

Letter from John Yelland, apologising for not being able to bring back any small Hawaiian birds for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with the Variety of Birds Emporium regarding the purchase of Dwarf Flamingoes, Spot-billed ducks, Tragopan Pheasants and Demoissile Cranes

Correspondence with K C Sen of The Variety of Birds Emporium, regarding shipments of animals to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Peter Scott of The Severn Wildfowl Trust regarding Whoopers for the Princess Royal, a Hawaiian duck, a Black Swan from Sir Winston, an exchange of ducks, methods of preventing birds' flight, Greylag Geese, the Scientific Advisory Committee of The Severn Wildfowl Trust, a Brazilian Teal duck brought by Gerald Durrell, tickets for admission to London Zoo and labels

Correspondence with the New York Zoological Society regarding the diet of Humming Birds from Ecuador

Correspondence with Terry Jones regarding birds requested by the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Lady Zoe Hart-Dyke of Lullingstone Silk Farm Ltd, regarding the rearing of Emus, the sale of Peafowl, and Lyre-Birds

Correspondence with F Kimber & Sons, importers of animals and birds from all parts of the world, regarding surplus stock at the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Gerald Durrell regarding animals to be deposited at London Zoo, the exchange of Gough Island Moorhens for a pair of Rheas, a publication by the International Union for the Preservation of Nature on extinct and vanishing birds, a trip to Argentina, the diet of Giant Pangolins, and the care of Notornis

Correspondence with K Drysdale regarding birds being brought by Drysdale to London Zoo and accommodation for two Cheetahs in quarantine