Letter: From Dr. Ricardo Palma, Curator of Insects, National Museum of New Zealand to Gerry Clark, 7 Jun 1985
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Palma, Ricardo (b.1948)
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07 Jun 1985
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Letter of thanks, begins; "Congratulations!! You have managed to collect 6 specimens of the louse Austrogoniodes from the Magellanic Penguin (Isla Hornos, 22 January 1985). These are the first specimens I have ever seen from this penguin." Continues to discuss specimens and request for more especially Rockhopper penguins.
Part of a large collection of written and audiovisual, photographic resources and equipment which belonged to Gerry Clark; most of which document his voyages in the Southern Ocean.
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