Loyl
Stromberg
Pine River - Minnesota - USA
24-7-1985
Dear
Loyl,
The
Pea-Fowl book arrived today for which I thank you very much. I have
only had time to seen through but can see it is a must for any Pea-Fowl
fancier.
The
colour plates are excellent and the aver all information very good. I will
endeavour to publicise it out here. Will do a review for our Fanciers
Gazette and also one in our Pekin Bantams Club Newsletter might get you a
few customers - can’t guarantee anything.
I
will contact people I know near here who run a small wild life park. They may
be interested in obtaining a copy. Congratulations on your effort.
I
have made a contact in China at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and
Palaeoanthropology at Beijing (Peking). it is a very important one for me. It
would not serve your purpose for your Encyclopaedia but I am working on that
and may have something for you a little later on.
The
chap I have contacted has sent me a paper on the discovery of chicken bones
dated at 5000 BC which predates earlier bone recoveries, apart from fossil
remains. He is also sending further material. I well keep your
informed. I think the situation with mainland
China is becoming better. I saw Ronald Regan welcoming the Chinese
Leaders to Washington on the TV news tonight. I will do what I can to get info
for you.
I
am still having problems with my eye after the operations. May still have to
go to Sidney for Laser treatment eventually. However I believe it will be OK
in the long term. I am able to drive my car again around town but wouldn’t
venture in to real heavy traffic.
I
have almost completed the manuscript for the next book The
Gallus species with a supplement containing the information received
since the Chicken Bone book
went out.
I
have a lot of very important information for this supplement.
Hope
you are keeping well and thanks once again for the look.
Sincerely
yours,