List of birds collected from the Atlantic Ocean, Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] and South Africa, numbered (specimens 1-50), with genus, species, sex and additional remarks or description. Includes Procellaria capensis [Daption capense] ('male, irids [iris] black, shot in 30°30'00''S latitude and 29°57'W longitude'), Plothus [Anhinga] ('Simon's Bay [South Africa], under chin orange'), a species of Certhia ('feeds on the nectar from Protea melifera [Protea repens]'), a species of Corvus ('female, inhabits rocks & unfrequented places, irids olive black') and Alauda capensis [Macronyx capensis] ('inhabits marshy plains, irids brown black') [here the list includes 45 more birds]
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2 pages (2 sheets)
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RHS archive: plant collector papers
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Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
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Royal Horticultural Society
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RHS Lindley Collections
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