The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Nat. Museum 6/2/68 ¶ My Dear Dr. Mueller ¶ ¶ The question I asked ¶ was whether ¶ you had ever seen ¶ a specimen of the ¶ Casuarius Australis ¶ & if you knew where the specimen is which was refe...

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Physical location:

Director’s letterbooks, MVS 2/1 3, p. 228, Melbourne Museum. 68.02.06

Preferred Citation:

Frederick McCoy to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1868-02-06. 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//letters/1860-9/1868/68-02-06-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Nat. Museum 6/2/68

My Dear Dr. Mueller

The question I asked

See F. McCoy to M, 4 February 1868 (in this edition as 68-02-04a).

was whether you had ever seen a specimen of the Casuarius Australis & if you knew where the specimen is which was referred to by you & others in the newspapers &c some time ago?

I remain &c

F. McC.

Dr Mueller

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