Letter - Archive, John Cotton, 1843-1849, Letter on single sheet of paper folded into four, written (presumably) by ornithologist John Cotton to his brother circa 1834-1848. It begins ' The principle peculiarity in Australian Zoology is the total absence of large quadrupeds, and the paucity of the smaller birds...' The inside folds contain two sketches of mammals, described as a flying 'opossum' and a rat; the back illustrates the beak
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Letter, Archive, John Cotton, 1843-1849, single sheet, paper folded, four, written, presumably, ornithologist John Cotton, brother circa 1834-1848, begins, principle peculiarity, Australian Zoology, total absence, large quadrupeds, paucity, smaller birds.., inside folds contain two sketches, mammals, described, flying, opossum, rat, back illustrates, beak
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