The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Neilborough ¶ December 8th 1880 ¶ Dear Sir ¶ ¶ I have had to defer sending the eggs until I could procure some small boxes in which to pack them securely. ¶ ¶ I now enclose nine examples viz

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Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. 80.12.08

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Richard Nancarrow to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1880-12-08. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/80-12-08>, accessed September 11, 2025

M to F. von Krauss, 16 December 1880, is written on the back of this letter.

Neilborough

Vic.

December 8th 1880

Dear Sir

I have had to defer sending the eggs until I could procure some small boxes in which to pack them securely.

I now enclose nine examples viz — Ephthianura tricolor, Acanthiza pyrrhopygia, Pardalotus xanthopyge, Hylacola cauta, Sittelea chrysoptera, Artamus personatus, Samprococcyx basalis, Malurus lamberti, Malurus longicaudus.

Perhaps the four first-named will hardly be found outside of the National Museum to which I sent examples several years ago.

I regard the egg of the Ephthianura as the most valuable of them all because, although the nests of the Acanthiza and Hylacola are very difficult to find, (in fact I have only found one of the latter containing eggs) both of them are permanent habitants of the Scrub; whereas the Ephthianura is only a rare visitor.

I have the honor to be

Dear Sir

Yours very faithfully and respectfully

R H Nancarrow

Baron von Mueller KCMG &c &c