William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/6/4
Title William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith
Letter date 15 Apr 1792
Author(s) William Kirby 1759-1850
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/6/4 from William Kirby, Barham, [Suffolk], to James Edward Smith (15 April 1792)

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Item Type: Document
From: Kirby, William
Sent from: Barham, Suffolk
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

Sends specimens of 'Hirudo nigra', observes their different colour from some collected a few months ago. Anxious that his relative lack of knowledge could compromise his paper. Also sends a species of 'Cicada' that swims on its back, like 'Notonecta', would like to write his next paper for "Linnean Transactions" on it if [Thomas] Marsham has not already seen it before receiving it from Kirby.

Letter date: 15 Apr 1792
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 6.6
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Finding AidsDawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society.
Related MaterialKirby, W, and Shaw, G, 'Descriptions of three New Species of Hirudo', "Transactions of the Linnean Society of London", 1794 2(1), pp.316-320.