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Edité par 20 June On embossed letterhead of the British Museum London, 1881
Vendeur : Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Royaume-Uni
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Waterhouse and his two younger brothers were all entomologists. He was named after his godfathers, Charles Darwin and Richard Owen. See his father s entry in the Oxford DNB. From the Piffard papers. 2pp, 12mo. Addressed to B. Giffard Esq and signed Chas. O. Waterhouse . Begins: Dear Sir, / Of Cicada haematodes we have several British examples in the Stephensian Cabinet. [i.e. [i.e. Robert Stephenson's cabinet of microscopic specimens] I have no doubt these specimens are British, and we have also two examples taken in the New Forest. / This last locality is the only one I remember for the species which is always considered a rarity. He ends with thanks and regards.