RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mr Wilson in a letter says a half-bred Dingo from Australia. CUL-DAR205.11.68. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.11 contains notes on Instinct, change in habit.
James Wilson is listed in Darwin's Address Book Text & image EH88202575
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Mr Wilson in a letter says a half-bred Dingo from Australia had an insuperable love of live Poultry & whenever loose would kill & slay live Ducks & Poultry, & was consequently sent away to Zoolog Socy
Witness Newspaper. Jan 3d. 1855.— Letter signed J. W. (James Wilson) Woodville on the origins of the Dog.— Says Buffon in Suppl. vol 7. allows Wolf & dog to be fertile & F. Cuvier carried on breeding of these Hybrids themselves to 3d & 4th generation.
Says Pallas & Güldenstaedt think Jackal
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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