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Correspondence between the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the capture of nestling Blackbirds by the Zoological Society of London for export to a Canadian scientist, the Wild Birds Protection Order for Bedfordshire, Sutherland and Argyllshire

Correspondence with the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland regarding the transportation of part of the brain of a Canada Lynx to the Zoological Society of London, the transportation of cormorants, and the use of copper sulphate to keep Sea Lion ponds free from algae

Correspondence declining the offer of a Tibetan Bear by Sir Antony Rumbold to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Herbrand Arthur Russell to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the purchase of animals, his election as member of the council of the Zoological Society, his attendance at meetings and the appointment of a veterinary surgeon at the Zoological Society

Correspondence between San Diego Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding shipments of animals from San Diego Zoo to the Zoological Society of London, including Rosy Boas, a California King Snake, Pacific Rattlesnakes, a Black Cobra, Adders, Slow Worms, Emus and a request from the Zoological Society of London for Sea Lions, also the transport of Hedgehogs and Wallabies from the Zoological Society of London to San Diego Zoo

Letters from W J Schalabear from Havanna regarding explanatory sketches to illustrate the paper showing the economy of the genus Urania, two species of lizards he thought to be Ptyodactylus but look like Spheriodactylus, and the death of a man in Havanna called Douglas who was sent to collect specimens for Dr Hooker but contracted fever (the British Consul had what specimens he had collected)

Correspondence with H Scott regarding his offer of Grey Quail to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between M E Scott and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of Maltese Wall Lizards and birds to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Martin Scott and George Soper Cansdale regarding an offer to send animals from Australia to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Frederick Courteney Selous to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his papers, notes on his egg collecting trip to Asia Minor, admission to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, a donation towards the International Congress of Zoology, notes on the red Rhebuck, meetings the Zoological Society of London, the horns of a white rhinoceros, his election as a corresponding member of the Society and accounts of his travels