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[index to references concerning] `Ch 5 Intercrossing & Sterility'
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) V. Harcourt on cross of domestic wild canary [illeg] bird physically strange. Linn. Journ 2/7 Dimorphous Campanula both seeding (+) X 2/36 Chitoria will have flowers without stamens yet fruiting (+) Louden's Mag. 3/197 nightly swelling flowers dark-coloured 5/153 Insects not breeding in confinement S 6/110 some hawks kept by Falconer 6-8 years. S 9/347 Parrot living 80 years in confinement.- Humboldt story of extinct [illeg] Fournett on sheep 181. Merino sheep not [illeg] fertile when first
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CUL-DAR85.A38
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Ch 6 / Falconer thinks that Hindoos have same idea of Beauty with us as
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [A38] Ch 6 May 20/58 Falconer thinks that Hindoos have same idea of Beauty with us, as shown by their choosing Cashmere women, who are fair, for their concubines (but then same type of structures in Hindoos us.) 25 Ma
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CUL-DAR46.1.35-36
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Elephant supposed to live till 80; begins breeding at 20
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [35] Elephant supposed to live till 80; begins breeding at 20, has 6 young — to simplify calculation a pair at end of every 20 years, so as to have 6 in whole life — then at end of 500 years from 1st Birth there wd be then alive, thus 5 million young — Falconer thought 20 too soon — I shd think 90 wd be under average life.— In second paper the Elephant are supposed to produce 8 young then the number is 15 c millions. [35v
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [43] (Ch. 4) Phil Transact. 1799. p. 206. Mr. Corse The elephants decrease in size beyond the Tropics so that in contracts it is part of Bargain that they are to be caught South of certain latitude — They are found in 29° [John Corse. 1799. Observations on the manners, habits, and natural history, of the elephant. Transactions of the Philosophical Society 89 (January): 31-55. Natural selection, p. 119: 48/Indian Elephants. Dr Falconer who has had
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CUL-DAR74.24-27
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Rathke; Gaertner; Brown R; Brongniart `Annales Des Sciences Naturelles' 1s 9: 155; 10: 113; 201; 320
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(18 Nicandra, Nicotiana, Papaver, Physalis, Zea. p 122 says most flowers are fecundated before they open. Editor demurs, but says in Caryophylleés Solanées impregnation does take place before. (Falconer doubts this) p 124 in most flowers, pollen stigma ready simultaneously p 125 in hybrid, impregnation pollen adheres more or less readily according to affinities of species. (generally praises highly Koelreuter) p 134 in least form of impregnation, calyx only grows, one step more, more or less
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p 81. admits period of Pampæan mud très voisine de la nôtre, est nèanmoins de beaucoup antérieure à nôtre creation. then grand catastrophe: p. 83. says more bones ( quotes me) on borders of Pampas basin then in centre. [ J'en vois une preuve évidente dans le nombre d'ossemens et d'animaux entiers plus grand au pourtour qu'au centre du bassin, comme l'a trouvé M. Darwin '. Ce fait annoncerait au moins que les animaux flottaient, et que, dès lors ils durent être plus par ticulièrement déposés
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 1 [60] 13 Great artists Great anatomists by R. Knox p 26 speaks in several [places] of De Blainville having run together the species of Rhinoceros Elephant [Between lines:] ask Waterton (in work [illeg] on Fossil Bones) exactly [reason] of Falconer. chains of species occurring in time p. 207 Species mark an epoch in time not a distinct animal p. 62. speaks as if he had figured (Leclurus Memosis 1827) in the discussion alludes [elsewhere] to his
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Books from Bronn's Geschichte, vol. II (Except Annal des Sci Nat) p. 82 {Wimmer (alpine plants variation of) (in Transaction I think) ubersicht der arbeiten und Beranderungen Breslau 1839. ─ price (ordered ??? I forget) [Darwin to Hooker in April 1857: I thought the hairiness, c., of Alpine species was generally admitted; I am sure I have seen it alluded to a score of times. Falconer was haranguing on it the other day to me. Meyen or Gay, or some such fellow (whom you would despise), I
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F2476
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Darwin, C. R. 1930. An early letter from Darwin to Owen. Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science vol. 125, no. 3163 (14 June): 910-11.
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [page] 910 THE letter printed below was bought at Sotheby's in March of this year for the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, by some friends of that institution. It was written rather more than two months after Darwin's return in the Beagle. The fossil vertebrates referred to in the letter were sent to the Royal College of Surgeons. Darwin wrote to Owen, who was five years his senior, as a young man addressing a more experienced and older colleague: later
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Falconer's1 remarks on influence of climates, situations, c., on 242 Hook Smellie2 Philos. of Zoology 842 White3 regular gradat. in Man 1024 Poor trash Lyell Fleming's4 Philosophy of Zoolog Royle5 on Himalaya Plants 1 Hugh Falconer. On the Aptitude of the Himalayan Range for the Culture of the Tea Plant , J. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1834 3: 178. [deB] 2 William Smellie. The Philosophy of Natural History, Edinburgh London 1790, 1799. [deB] 3 Charles White. An account of the regular
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produced fe 1 Sir Proby T. Cautley Hugh Falconer. On the remains of a fossil Monkey from the Tertiary strata of the Sewalik Hills in the north of Hindostan , Proc. Geol. Soc., vol. 2, No 51, 1837, p. 568. [deB67] 2 Sir Proby T. Cautley Dr Royle: in an extract from a letter in Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. vol. 2, No. 51, p. 545 … The animal must have been much larger than any existing monkey … [deB67] 3 George Johnston. Miscellanea Zoologica. The British Ariciadea . Mag. Zool. Bot. vol. 2, 18., p. 65: not
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. 1 George Robert Waterhouse. Probably personal communication. [deB67] 2 Hugh Falconer Sir Proby T. Cautley. Sur de nouvelles espèces fossiles de l'Ordre de Quadrumanes , L'Institut tome 6, 1838, p. 37. Also Proc. Geol. Soc. vol. 2, 1837, p. 544: extract of a letter, dated Saharumpore 18th November 1836 … Captain Cautley and Dr Royle … of the finding of the remains of a quadrumanous animal in the Sewaliks, or Sub-Himalayan range of mountains. An Astragalus was first found, but latterly a nearly
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CUL-DAR208.11
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Notebook B: 233, 234, 249, 250, 255, 256 (excised pages)
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Waterhouse1 thinks two main divisions of cats. Tortoise shell grey-banded ؟species? thinks offspring of cats sometimes heterogenous. Australian dog jumped into tub leaving only nose above it pulled bell. It was most curious to observe, that all the species of mice in S. America, which were hard to distinguish came from closely neighbouring localities. Institute 1838. p 38. account of fossils of Sewalick India2 Monkeys of old World. Crocodiles. Anoplotherium. 1 George Robert Waterhouse
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Hugh Falconer. On the remains of a fossil Monkey from the Tertiary strata of the Sewalik Hills in the north of Hindostan , Proc. Geol. Soc., vol. 2, No 51, 1837, p. 568. [deB67] 2 Sir Proby T. Cautley Dr Royle: in an extract from a letter in Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. vol. 2, No. 51, p. 545 … The animal must have been much larger than any existing monkey … [deB67] 3 George Johnston. Miscellanea Zoologica. The British Ariciadea . Mag. Zool. Bot. vol. 2, 18., p. 65: not only comparatively few species
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part I. First notebook [B] (July 1837-February 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (2) (January): 23-73.
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anxious to cross animals from different quarters to prevent them taking peculiar character. Indian Bull? 275 Do species of any genus, as American or Indian genus inhabit different kind of localities? if so, change. 1Hugh Falconer. On the Aptitude of the Himalayan Range for the Culture of the Tea Plant , J. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1834, vol. 3, p. 178. 2William Smellie. The Philosophy of Natural History, Edinburgh London 1790, 1799. 3Charles White. An account of the regular gradation in Man
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. and Skramovsky, [Mrs] B. M. eds. 1967. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part VI. Pages excised by Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 3 (5) (21 March): 129-176.
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the Mississipi , Edinburgh New Philosoph. Journ., vol. 5, 1828, p. 326. 11 Sir Proby T. Cautley Hugh Falconer. On the remains of a fossil Monkey from the Tertiary strata of the Sewalik Hills in the north of Hindostan , Proc. Geol. Soc., vol. 2, No 51, 1837, p. 568. 12 Sir Proby T. Cautley Dr Royle : in an extract from a letter in Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. vol. 2, No. 51, p. 545 The animal must have been much larger than any existing monkey 13 George Johnston. Miscellanea Zoologica. The British
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. and Skramovsky, [Mrs] B. M. eds. 1967. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part VI. Pages excised by Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 3 (5) (21 March): 129-176.
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Primev re Lesson. In Louis Isidore Duperrey, Voyage autour du Monde Paris 1826-1830, Zoologie is by Lesson and P. Garnot, tome 1, 1826. 59 Adelbert von Chamisso. In Otto von Kotzebue, A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, London 1821. 60 George Robert Waterhouse. Probably personal communication. 61 Sir Charles Lyell. Principles of Geology, 5th ed. London 1837, vol. 3. P- 30 : Phalangista vulpina inhabits both Sumatra and New Holland, the P. ursina is found in the island of
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of instrument. 1. Falconer, William. 1788. A dissertation on the influence of the passions upon disorders of the body. Being the essay to which the Fothergillian Medal was adjudged. London. (Note by LCR) 9
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present century. Hookham : worth looking at. [Anon. 1836] Low has probably told all [Low 1842] Madras Journal, in Geograph. Soc. appears to be good Papers on Sewalik Fossils in 1842 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science][Cautley 1840 and Cautley and Falconer 1840] The Haras. Vet. Journ. in Athenaeum [Journal des Haras, des Chasses et des Courses de Chevaux] Youatt Essay on the Obligations of man to the inferior animals discusses their minds. [Youatt 1839] Crawford in work on Ava give case
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At end of 2d Vol of Müller Phy. references to some good Books [Müller 1837-42] Blacklock admirable little Treatise on Sheep [Blacklock 1838]; good quotation in Royle [Royle 1840] Proceedings of Agricult. Soc of India. 1838. Falconer says Royle will probably have it = excellent paper on disposition of the very many breeds of native oxen. — Capt. Parsons quoted by Royle. Prod. Res. p. 170 (read) [Royle 1840] Sweet has written Book on family of Geranium (vars spec.) [Sweet 1820-30] on Cistus
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classification of animals. 2 vols. Edinburgh. [Darwin Library-CUL] Flourens, Marie Jean Pierre. 1845. De l'instinct et de l'intelligence des animaux. Résumé des observations de Frédéric Cuvier. 2d ed. Paris. [Darwin Library-CUL] Humboldt, Alexander von. 1811. Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain. Trans from the French by John Black. 2 vols. New York. [Darwin Library-CUL] Humboldt, Alexander von. 1819-29. Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the New Continent during
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Darwin, C. R. 1968. [15 letters, 1838-80]. In G. de Beer ed., The Darwin letters at Shrewsbury School. Notes and Records of the Royal Society 23 (1) (June): 68-85.
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beside the other recipients of letters from Darwin dated 11 November 1859, announcing the gift of a copy of the Origin of Species. The others were: Louis Agassiz, Alphonse de Candolle, Hugh Falconer, Asa Gray, John Stevens Henslow, Sir John Herschel, John Phillips, and Adam Sedgwick. Darwin wrote in the same sense to John Lubbock on 12, Alfred Russel Wallace on 13, and William [page] 7
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Darwin, C. R. Torn Apart notebook (1839-1841) Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker. CUL-DAR-TornApartNotebook (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/) [1] Bengal Journal Vol 7. p. 658 — Falconer on Sub. Him. fossils — Ruminants. Tortoises gigantic — hyæna — bear ruminants all of larger size. — the law of large size established — Australia, S. America — These strange forms., camels, giraffes. Sivatherium Anoplotherium, with existing, or nearly existing forms of
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CUL-DAR208.61
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Torn Apart Notebook: 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 (excised pages)
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 1 Bengal Journal Vol 7. p. 658 — Falconer on Sub. Him. fossils — Ruminants. Tortoises gigantic — hyæna — bear ruminants all of larger size. — the law of large size established — Australia, S. America — These strange forms., camels, giraffes. Sivatherium Anoplotherium, with existing, or nearly existing forms of aquatic reptiles most strange, shows as in shells some forms are long preserved. — vol VI. p. 539. Dr Cantor's account of fossil frog, 40
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Fruit preserving Gardeners Chron 53/ p. 244.— Lovejoy 1853. See The Complete Library of Charles Darwin. Fortune R. Esq Gilston R. Brompton Robert Fortune (1813-1880), botanist who travelled in China. Falconer 31 Sackville St N. W.— 21 Park Crescent Hugh Falconer (1808-1865), palaeontologist and botanist. Forbes D. 7 Calthorpe St Birmingham —— 11 York Place, Portman Sqr W David Forbes (1828-1876), geologist and mining engineer. Brother of Edward Forbes. Ford, G. H. 34 Hatton Garden Holborn 29
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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of the Plata, I was told, they frequented the reeds bordering lakes: wherever they are, they seem to require water. The jaguar has been killed on the banks of the Rio Negro, in lat. 41°; and Falconer states that the lake Nahuel-huapi, takes its name from the Indian word for tiger: the latitude of this lake is about 42°; which corresponds to the situation of the Pyrenees in the northern hemisphere. These animals are particularly abundant on the isles of the Parana; their common prey is the
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Mr Gray General Questions (1) Particulars about Sierra Leone, cow taking bulls. is it Domesticated African Animal = Knows nothing. ask It is very important to know, whether Gould's observation holds good, that in the mundane genera, the species are have wide range — How is this in Plants?? Owen. Are abortive organs as young teeth, more plain in young Rhinoceros or Whale, than in old?? Falconer says all in cases. [in margin:] Have talked partially with him Ask him to introduce me to some Human
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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from that point, in its course to the sea, it is quite impassable, and hence makes a most useful barrier against the Indians. Insignificant as this stream is, the Jesuit Falconer, whose information is generally so very correct, figures it as a considerable river, rising at the foot of the Cordillera. With respect to its source, I do not doubt this is the case; for the [page] 125 Sept. 1833. SIERRA VENTANA
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F10.3
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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perpendicular cliffs, between thirty and forty feet high, excepting at one spot, where the entrance lies. Falconer* gives a curious account of the Indians driving within it troops of wild horses, and then by guarding the entrance, keeping them secure. I have never heard of any other instance of table-land in a formation of quartz, and which, in the hill I examined, had neither cleavage or stratification. I was told that the rock of the Corral was white, and would strike fire. We did not reach the posta on
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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have imagined that a vast level plain would have possessed. OCTOBER 1ST. We started by moonlight and arrived at the Rio Tercero by sunrise. This river is also called the Saladillo, and it deserves the name, for the water is brackish. I staid here the greater part of the day, searching for fossil bones. Falconer mentions having seen, in the bed of this river, great bones, and the case of a giant armadillo. By good fortune, I discovered a tooth embedded in a layer of rock marl, which was afterwards
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Darwin, C. R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Journal and remarks. 1832-1836. London: Henry Colburn.
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have been of extreme antiquity), for I found in another place some smaller heaps, beneath which a very few crumbling fragments could yet be distinguished, as having belonged to a man. Falconer states, that where an Indian dies he is buried, but that subsequently his bones are carefully taken up and carried, let the distance be ever so great, to be deposited near the sea-coast. This custom, I think, may be accounted for, by recollecting that before the introduction of horses, these Indians must
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [254] Sterility of Bactrian common camel Grafting — Cotoneaster. Falconer tells me the Pear will graft on Cotoneaster: He has done i
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CUL-DAR205.9.138
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [138] {Falconer doubts great mammals having at late anterior period been large: argues from Rhinoceros Elephants; oldest Mastodon, being smallest
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CUL-DAR205.9.272
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [272] Falconer has discovered 3 species, stage below stage, of Elephants in England, all belong to African type - there is one African form in Himalaya fossils. Falconer has no real evidence of Eocene age of his Mammifer
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [350] Ch on Geology 22 General difficulty as shown by Pal. First objection made by everyone not intermediate. Time - subsidence good for extinctions reverse. Species a term for an entity. A priori intermediates might have been expected. Breaks between formations no difficulty - close species is following formation Silurian not first life - continents changing - the oldest continent ought to be dying. Species come in slowly die out not by cataclysms
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p. 13 Zoologists vol. 5 6. 1847 1848 p. 1900. Swarms of white butterflies have been actually seen to arrive at Dover. p 2023 A. P. Falconer some years ago a few miles from Land's End the sea was strewed with 100s of woodcocks. p. 2058 Sir W. M. E Milner at St Kilda we procured 2 or 3 remarkable nuts taken from the crops of the young Fulmars. Procellaria glacialis. p. 2077 P. Inchbald gives an acct of gradation of the Apterous state of the females of Hiberniae. Some being almost entirely
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CUL-DAR205.9.216
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [216] March 25. Falconer says a Parkinsonia, an undoubtedly American plant has spread all over to Punjaub, even into quite desolate places forests. Forbes says Morris has found green-sand Wealden plants identical - which is a considerable gap. The Pyrenees beds intermediate between Eocene Cretaceous with equivalent in Balouchistan seem to hold good. How many species peculiar? to the Pyrenees - good cases of lost Faunæ -- Chonetes sarcinulata, which
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F1556
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1909. The foundations of The origin of species. Two essays written in 1842 and 1844. Cambridge: University Press.
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wide range, and another species to a restricted range of conditions, is of difficult explanation. 1 Opposite to this passage the author has written d'Archiac, Forbes, Lyell. 2 This passage, for which the author gives as authorities the names of Lyell, Forbes and Ehrenberg, corresponds in part to the discussion beginning on p. 313 of Origin, Ed. i, vi. p. 454. 3 The author gives Falconer as his authority: see Origin, Ed. i. p. 313, vi. p. 454. [page] 14
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F1556
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1909. The foundations of The origin of species. Two essays written in 1842 and 1844. Cambridge: University Press.
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possessed1 (as Falconer asserts that India did) a more temperate climate? In this case the Alpine plants of the long chain of the Cordillera would have descended much lower and there would have been a broad high-road2 connecting those parts of North and South America which were then frigid. As the present climate supervened, the plants occupying the districts which now are become in both hemispheres temperate and even semi-tropical must have been driven to the Arctic and Antarctic3 regions
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Darwin, Francis ed. 1909. The foundations of The origin of species. Two essays written in 1842 and 1844. Cambridge: University Press.
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., on Knight's Law, 70 n.; Darwin, R. W., fact supplied by, 42 n., 223; Darwin and Wallace, joint paper by, xxiv, 87 n .; De Candolle, 7, 47, 87, 204, 238; D'Orbigny, 124, 179 n.; Ehrenberg, 146 n.; Ewart on telegony, 108 n.; Falconer, 167; Forbes, E., xxvii, 30, 146 n., 163 n., 165 n.; Gadow, Dr, xxix; Gärtner, 98, 107; Goebel on Knight's Law, 70 n.; Gould on distribution, 156; Gray, Asa, letter to, publication of in Linnean paper explained, xxiv; Henslow, G., on evolution without selection, 63 n
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Darwin, C. R. 1924. [Letters to Owen, 1846, A. Hancock, 1850, E. W. H. Holdsworth, 1861, H. G. Bronn, 1860, J. J. Weir, 1869, W. E. Darwin, 1874, Henslow, 1860 and unrecorded letter to Henslow, 1843 et al]. American Art Association. The collection of the late William F. Gable of Altoona, Pennsylvania part four.
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [page] 735 Darwin (Charles) Two Autograph Letters Signed,—C. Darwin and Ch Darwin respectively. 4pp. 8vo each. Down, Kent. The letter to G. Cupples; with addressed envelope. With engraved portrait of Darwin, on India paper Together, 3 pieces. Intimate Personal Letters of Great Interest, comprising: [To Richard Owen [March 1843 - 15 May 1846]] (1) Wednesday [about May 15, 1846], to a friend addressed as My dear Owen, reading in part,—Can you spare a
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Darwin, C. R. 1844. Geological observations on the volcanic islands visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices of the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith Elder and Co.
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Scientific Works Illustrated. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF H. M. GOVERNMENT, AND OF THE HON. THE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. PAUNA ANTIQUA SIVALENSIS, THE FOSSIL ZOOLOGY OF THE SEWALIK HILLS, in the North of India. By HUGH FALCONER, M.D., F.R. S., F.L.S., F.G.S., Member of the Asiatic Society of the Bengal, and of the Royal Asiatic Society of the Bengal Medical Service, and late Superintendent of the H. E. I. C. Botanic Garden at Saharunpoor: and PROBY T. CAUTLEY, F.G.S., Major in
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Falconer says Hippotamus not found in India Remarked that case E. Tecta is opposed to depth range being related. on other hand the crocodile is that species which ranges to N. S. Wales. What range in size between great Tortoise with bone so similar to common tortoise. There are fossil Mammifers, where scarcely no vegetation lives, on Himalaya, at height of 18000 or 19000 ft?? What changes fossil recent? shells on Mount Taurus (Forbes) —what changes
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [184] Dr Falconer Feb. 22 /44/ With Anoplotherium Palæoth. [illeg] etc etc several crocodile recent most peculiar Emys Tecta (like roof of house) partially recent fresh-water shells argues against mutability of species from long persistence, false logic from Lamarck. Remarked that here we have forms from Europe, Asia Africa united — good - Affinity with S. Africa shown also by fossil musk-deer with metacarpal bones disunited like one living species in
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CUL-DAR205.9.185-187
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March 20 /44/ Falconer again insisted on antiquity of Testudo tecta as argument against mutability! yet admits that all even genera, are mere chasms, calls that the real philosophy. He has wonderful fossils, with these a pig, with teeth wonderfully approaching a horse Pachydermata with teeth wonderfully approaching a Ruminant, seems to admit, that as far as these characters go our present groups get more more broken down. A Racehorse hors
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [99] April 20 /44/ Saw a Mastodon tooth at Strzelecki. — Fal Falconer says Owen has got traces of Australian marsupial Mastodon! How my theory settles genealogically, that marsupials equal Placental series!— Falconer says Goodsir in Brit. Assoc. has written capital paper on teeth. In very early stage (it is case always) upper incisors of Rudiments discoverable.= These rudimentary organs resolve themselves into similarity of fœtal states = Insisted on
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comparing part of animal to Reptile part to Bird, without summing up importance of their relations. W. It seems that Stonesfield Didelphys has not angle of jaw turned in ∴ wants most important Marsupial character — intermediate between Marsups Insectivora= Falconer says some Coal-Plants of India cannot be put by Brown in any class
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CUL-DAR205.9.188
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Darwin, C. R. 'Falconer speaks of some fossil quite intermediate between Mastodon Elephant' (6.1844) CUL-DAR205.9.188 Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/) [188] June /44/ Falconer speaks of some fossil quite intermediate between Mastodon Elephant. says almost every living species of India has its fossil representative species in fossil state, these were contemporaneous with the great [illeg] If there are any [identes], they are
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CUL-DAR205.9.189
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Forbes told me Irish Elk contemp[orary] with ice-period
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [189] Nov /44 / (Forbes told me Irish Elk, contemp with ice-period.) Bactrian camel cold = which is largest species The case of Africa S. America N. part of Australia conversely show no relation between Heat rank vegetation great mammifers. Indeed Cetaceæ Seals horse Bears wd lead to suppose that cold most favourable to large quadrupeds - The greater deer, now found in coldest part Elk great cattle in Europe - largest kangaroo in coolest part of
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Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d ed. London: John Murray.
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Falconer, Jesuit, on natural enclosures, 116 Falkland Islands, 188 , birds tame at, 398 , absence of trees at, 48 , carrion-hawks of, 57 , wild cattle and horses of, 190 , climate of, 242 , peat of, 287 Fat, quantity eaten, 117 Fear, an acquired instinct, 399 Februa, 33 Fennel, run wild, 119 Ferguson, Dr., on miasma, 366 Fern-trees, 244, 448 Fernando Noronha, 11, 374 Fields of dead coral, 460 Fire, art of making, 194, 409 Fish, eating coral, 464 of Galapagos, 390 emitting harsh sound, 136
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