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NZSL/HOD/5/2/22 · Item · Spring 185-
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

To The Secretary Bengal Asiatic Society Spring 185-

Sir,

When I went to England in 1844 and presented my immense Zoological Collections (10,000 specimens to the National Museum osteological and ordinary) I was immediately asked how many of the species had been named. I answered that all the new Mammals had been so, by myself in the Bengal A.S Journal or in the India Review that a vast number of the new genera and species of Birds had been described in a paper sent from Nepal just before I left it. But that paper it was replied to me had not appeared and I was requested to recast it, so well as I could from rough notes, not having returned a copy of the MS. I did so and the papers was printed. But it did not include the whole of my ornithological [stores?], and it seemed expedient to put at once in print, my own Complete Catalogue of Birds. Accordingly I placed that catalogue in the hands of Mr. Gray for publication and it soon after appeared in London substantially my own, but with its groups disposed according to the system followed in the National Museum [tear in paper] Catalogue. The alterations I think were not always for the better, my own [distribution] having been founded on a [-ful] [tear in paper] examination of the entire [tear in paper] of species in a fresh [tear in paper] vast advantage, though one, no doubt [tear in paper] qualified by my non access to Library [tear in paper] Museum. In due time another [complete] catalogue of all my Collections appeared under the auspices of the Trustees of the National Museum the Museum and therein the Curator of Zoology in that institution made such rectifications of my printed [J].M.S. Catalogue as seemed proper to them. No doubt there was upon the whole much improvement upon my unaided work performed in the Jungles. But for the reason I have already assigned the new determinations of species and allocation of types according to their affinities were not always sound, and students of Himalayan Zoology have accordingly found it expedient to refer consult the priorly made Catalogue of Birds which with notwithstanding the changes made in it also by the same hands yet more clearly than the latter and official one reflected my own conceptions particularly as to novelty of species.

Accordingly I have been frequently asked for copies of this prior Catalogue which is frequently cited by writers in Europe. But I have no more copies left and cannot comply with these requests. It seems to me that the republication of the Catalogue giv[ing?] [tear in paper] it is the great aim of our Journal to as[sist?] [tear in paper] and facilitate; and that this Catalogue giv[ing?] [tear in paper as it does in one view, a complete [?] of Nepalese Species, must a [tear in paper] be convenient for consultation, notwithstanding its errors. I therefore forward for publication if the society see fit and have marginally noted the chief points in which I think Mr. Gray has unwisely deviated from my own allocation of new types

I am Sir
B.H. Hodgson

NZSL/BUC/2/34 · Item · 26 Feb [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

4 Old Palace Yard
Westminster

Feb 26 [187-]

Your Royal Highness

I beg to enclose you a note from Mr. Lee
The great sale of furs from Hudson's Bay Company will shortly take place and both Mr Lee and myself fancy that Your Royal Highness and perhaps also the Princess would like to examine these furs so I make bold to let you know that the sale will soon come on. I am much pleased to hear that you and the Princess approved of the young fish. The eggs that we took have now got young fish in them. A great triumph

Yours most Obedient

Frank Buckland

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/38 · Item · 19 Apr [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

37 Albany St
Regents Park
N.W.
April 19 [187-]

Your Royal Highness

I have been working away at the Fox and now send report. What I should like best would be for Morris to come up here any morning next week. As I find the skin etc. is not in a fit state to travel. If Morris will come please let me know and I will be ready for him. I should much like a consultation with him.

Yours most
obedient

Frank Buckland

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/47 · Item · 30 Nov [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

Atheneum Club Pall Mall

Nov 30 187-
7.30pm

Your Royal Highness

My Page Boy has just brought your telegram. You are most kind the Hedgehogs will be most acceptable.
I am writing about them in a new edition of White's Selbourne. I expect they were discovered when hybernating any particulars will be acceptable.

Yours most obliged

Frank Buckland

I want to see how many spines a hedgehog has I shall make one into a pie and boils his skin and count the spines. So much obliged.
I shall see if the hedgehogs will agree with my Monkeys I have four now.
Please send them to 37 Albany St.

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/39 · Item · 31 May [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

37 Albany Street
Regents Park
N.W.

May 31 [187-]

Your Royal Highness

According to your kind permit I have described the big Deer Horns in Land & Water to-day. I have sent them to Mr [Rulich?] Upper George St, Bryanstone Square and told him to take them to you with the Stags foot in the case. [Rulich?] wants to know if the shall mount the Windsor Great Park Horns for you and if so whether on a plain stand or upon another head with skin etc. Will you kindly give him your orders about bringing down the foot and the horns. I am away all next week on inspection duty

Yours obliged

Frank Buckland

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/42 · Item · 26 Jul [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

37 Albany St
Regents Park N.W.

July 26 [187-]

Your Royal Highness

I have this moment received the enclosed from my friend Mr Walker the Photographer. I thought you would like to see them kindly return them to me. H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh most kindly came to the Fish Museum with the Duchess. I am Tremendously pleased, particularly as he brought H.R.H. the Duchess. I wrote the 'Wild Animal Market' in to-day's paper to amuse H.R.H. That vulgar article in to-day's L & W about the Scorpion [fight?] was put in by the [?] editor quite against my wishes

Yours most obliged

Frank Buckland

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/33 · Item · 22 Feb [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

Salmon Fisheries Office
4 Old Palace Yard
Westminster SW

Feb. 22 [187-]

Your Royal Highness

Will you allow me to put your name down as a supporter the enclosed movement for the 'Protection of Sea Birds' I enclose you the papers.
Christopher Sykes M.P. will bring forward the Bill next Friday and we hope to have a meeting on the 10th of March of which I will not fail to send you notice.

Yours most obedient

Frank Buckland

HRH Prince Christian

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan
NZSL/BUC/2/35 · Item · 11 Mar [187-]
Part of Non-ZSL Collections

Secretary of State and Home Department

37 Albany St
Regents Park

March 11 [197-]

Your Royal Highness

I have just received the enclosed proofs of the accident to your Stag. Will you kindly look at them and suggest any alteration you may like made. Please send them back to my by return of post as I am anxious to put them in next weeks paper. Do the Red Deer east Ivy in the Winter what was your Stag trying to get at if not Ivy.

Yours most
obedient and onliged

Frank Buckland

Buckland, Francis Trevelyan