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Reports and correspondence relating to an epidemic of Psittacosis amongst the Parrots at London Zoo which resulted in the death of William J Sprunt

Correspondence between the Zoological Society of London and Tony Pittman regarding the death of a Hyacinthine Macaw at London Zoo

Correspondence between Sergeant T Meek and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of an African Grey Parrot to the Zoological Society of London

Statement by Geoffrey Marr Vevers on the case of Commissionaire W J Sprunt, Gatekeeper at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, who may have died from Psittacosis which was caught from Parrots in the Parrot House

Letters from Decimus Burton to Edward Turner Bennett regarding his brother's giraffe, the location of the parrot cage, drawings of the museum, the risk of fires, and the meeting of the creditors of the Colosseum

Letter from Basil Wilberforce to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding sending a parrot to London Zoo for a few months

Letter from Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham and Private Secretary to George V, to Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding specimens of South Australian Doves and a Green Parrot for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a donation of £10 towards the fitting up of a cage in the new Parrot house

Correspondence regarding an African Grey Parrot for the Parrot House at the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between J Masters and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of a parrot to the Zoological Society of London