Feb
23, 1991
Dear
Bill,
Your
letter has caught up with me here where I am attempting to see a genuine wild
Muscovy.
Where
is Finsterbusch’s reprint available? If you will give me Dr West’s address
I will try to track her down if I get to London again.
I
have Crawford’s book, too big but excellent in most cases. I thought his
origins lacked ingenuity!
You
may want to correspond with
Prof
Xiangpin Qiu
Poultry Research Station
Sichuan Ag.University
Yaan
Sichuan 625014
He
took a Ph D at Iowa in 1946 and contributed to Poultry
Breeds in China now sold out. I contacted him re Lion
Headed Goose. He had a lot of history of the Muscovy in China and may have
something on chicken origin. I had the Muscovy and Goose sections translated
but not the information on chickens.
Hope
this finds you well and working.
All
the best,