My dear Sir. | My most estimated Friend and Collega!

I thank you for your most kind dedication accompanied with a copy of your sixth edition of “the Origin of Species” &ct., hoc est liber librorum, seu Biblia hodierna; both dated 30 Januar 1877.¹ My Fauna Bahusid is just printed, and I send to you a copy of the same, my last work.² You will have it in 8 days from the library of the British Museum.

In the introduction, pag. 12–17, you will find some lines on the origin of man and several domesticated animals and kultivated, hoc est domesticated plants. I think that jour Son, D:r Darwin j:or will translated that memory for You.³

From R. Hartmann in Berlin here I that a other Memory (“on the migration &c” (See l.c., p. 26–491) will be translated, in germany language, in Archiv für Zoology by Troschel.⁴ This paper is the result of my studies, in the nature, in more as 40 jear. My selfcritic said my, that this paper is one of my best. Ther have I relate my observations not only by the migrations of the Birds. The animals in generaly are ther objects for my remarks. The fenomena are arranged sub the rubriks:

My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | A. W. Malm.

Compliments from my Son!⁶