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Dalton. 1845. On the Huon pine, and on Microachrys, a new genus of Coniferae from Tasmania; together with remarks upon the geographical distribution of that order in the southern hemisphere. London Journal of Botany 4: 137-157, 1 pl. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 47] PDF p. 4 Distribution of Araucaria 48 Waterhouse on my Galapagos Insects Waterhouse, George Robert. 1845. Descriptions of Coleopterous insects collected by Charles Darwin, Esq., in the Galapagos Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural
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CUL-DAR75.101-109
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[index to references concerning] `Ch 5 Intercrossing & Sterility'
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 101 (5 (1) Ch 5) Intercrossing Sterility X = Interbreeding — good of crossing = Effects /- S = Sterility from changed condition Cottage Gardener 1/44 55 Geraniums changing in fertility / do 8/61 / 1/24 / 10/109 secret of producing fertility S Poultry Book p. 65 Indian Fowls African fertile when first introduced into this country S X — 126 on increased size of crossed pheasant of breeds of fowls.— — 130 Hen-tailed cocks sterile Poultry Chronicle
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CUL-DAR75.101-109
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vol. 2 PDF vol. 3 PDF vol. 4 PDF supplement PDF Yarrell Birds p 1. Alande arrensis breeding excellently in aviaries S 43 Audubon p. 12 varying sterility of Anser canedensis in confinement S — p 22 case of a Fringilla which breeds perfectly in confinement S do 1 egg only by the nigratosic leucocephales at L. Desys S Blyth refers to Chambers Journal before Oct 1855. about Red Deer [illeg] when few remain In Tin Box copy of my Paper on Kidney Beans crossing X Gardeners Ch. 1860. p. 270 on much
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Die Saugethiere, Vogel Amphibien nach ihren Geograph. Verbreitung. Tabellarisch zusammengestellt. Dr. H. Pompper. Leipzig 1841. (new by Berghaus for Birds) Die Wirbelthiere Europas. von Keyserling Prof. Blasius. Brunswick 1840 I fancy only a Catalogue Schinz seems to have written on inhabitants animals of high valley of Ursern in Alps (Johnston Atlas) Nott Gliddon Types of Mankind (read) Carpenter has written in Encyclop of Anatomy Physiology, article on Variation races of mankind. Yarrell has
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CUL-DAR74.55-64,66-103
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(54 Vol VI. Hort. Trans anticipated - the fruit of two contained a good deal of sugar - one, sent to the Hort Gardens, presents a greater extent of deviation from the character of its female parent, than any others of a numerous family my garden contains (case of variation in progeny ) - thinks the imperatrice plum not a very old variety - These facts hostile, to Yarrell views p 540 Mr Williams details a method of grafting by which the Golden Pippin was preserved but the very care requisite
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CUL-DAR82.B40
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Besides claspers the male Rays even the [illegible] species have cluster of
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [B40] Besides claspers the male Rays eyes to others recent species have cluster of spines outside the eyes a regular row towards the upper, outer surface of the pectoral fins. The males of some species which in others under the [illeg]. Dr. G. suspects that these species which are only temporarily developed during the breeding season — are inward brought into action the doubly [illeg] of the side of the as prehensile body organs. - The ♀ larger than
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CUL-DAR29.3.78
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Before packing up skins rub the box inside with turpentine putting
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Darwin, C. R. [Notes on preserving Beagle specimens]. CUL-DAR29.3.78 Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker and edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/) [1] Before packing up skins rub the box inside with turpentine. putting tobacco camphor c with it. — Leadbeater1 at Zool: put turpentine in tow2 lap it in paper Lap seeds in the capsule in brown paper. dry but not hot. Henslow3 Jars. first half putrid bladder. then 2 coverings of Lead or Tin
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online [B129] p 331 332} 2 males to 1 female 307 Carp 336 Bream} but no proof that more than the requisite 373 Minnow see Loudon p. 682 --- (Also for sexual selection important) {373 Spawn of the Minow vol 5. p. 681 Mag of Nat. Loudons Mag Males of minnow 10 times as numerous during spawning Yarrell. B. Fishes Vol I. on 2 males requisite for one female. Polyandry [B129v
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307 common carp. ♀ followed by 2 or 3 ♂ Cyprinus carpis (Polyandry) 331. Tench (Tinca vulgaris) 2 ♂ to ♀ or not less than 3 to 2 proper proportion to stock a pond She is usually followed when spawning by 2 males. 336 The ♀ bream (Abramis brama) is followed by 3 or 4 ♂ Minnow Leuciscus phoxinus (also Cyprinidæ) in Polyandry. Yarrell, William. 1836. A history of British fishes. 2 vols. London: John Van Voorst. [Darwin Library-Down] vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PD
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1963. Darwin's ornithological notes. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (7): 201-278. With introduction, notes and appendix by the editor.
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carrion feeding hawks possess both the sense [altered from power] of sight and smell in a high degree. End of MS. 48 (b). In Beagle '45, p. 185, the discussion is given in the main text, as Darwin had received further evidence against the acute sense of smell of the turkey-buzzard and gallinazo. The date of Owen's communication to the Zool. Soc. was 14th March, 1837, and Darwin was present. Owen's information about the olfactory nerves of the vulture was given in a letter to Mr. Yarrell, the
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Capercailzie84 Black Grouse subalpina85 Anthus S. American species. furthest south Anthus going further SouthNorth than S. American species86 [47] Mr Yarrel87 3 6d for number of Physiology88 Mr Yarrell [1765 written over '1780'], has book history of Pidgeon.89 Treatise on Domestic Pidgeons very curious, in comparison for time, Mr Yarrell has recent comparison [48
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Hybrid offspring, much larger than the dam, from those imported by Ld Powis1 Hybrid dogs offspring seldom intermediate between parents. How easily does Wolf Dog cross? Mr Yarrel2 thinks oldest variety impresses the offspring most forcibly, Esquimaux dog Pointer. (Game fowls have courage independently of individual force 1 Lord Powis. See Darwin, 1868. Variation of animals and plants under domestication 1: 83; vol. 2, p. 45. London, Murray. [Ba] 2 William Yarrell. Probably personal
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How long back have insects been known? As Gould1 remarked to me, the beauty of species is their exactness,' but do not known varieties do the same, May you not breed ten thousand greyhounds will they not be greyhounds? Yarrell's remark2 about old varieties affecting the cross most well worthy of observation. 1 John Gould. Probably personal communication. [deB] 2 William Yarrell. Probably personal communication. [deB] 17
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Mr Yarrell1 says that old races when mingled with newer, hybrid variety partakes chiefly of the former. Eyton's2 paper on Hybrids Loudon's Magazine. Gould3 on Motacilla, Loudon Mag. September or Octob 1837 Species peculiar to Continent England. 1 Yarrell, William, 1784-1856. London stationer and naturalist. 1825 FLS. 1831 CD to Susan Darwin, Y had helped with buying equipment for Beagle voyage. But one friend is quite invaluable...he goes to the shops with me and bullies about prices . CCD1
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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Mr Yarrell1 says the male Axis of India, breeds at times when horns not perfect (is not this so in S. America with C. campestris, refer to my notes) Mr Yarrell supposes this a consequence of that female breeding all the year round. Ask Colonel Sykes2. 100 Even our domesticated cattle have tendency to breed at particular times. Mr Yarrell has old book 1765 ? Treatise on Domestic Pidgeon,3 in which it appears that all the varieties now known were then existing. he has also some very fine recent
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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CHARLES DARWINS SECOND NOTEBOOK ON TRANSMUTATION OF SPECIES FEBRUARY-JULY 1838 Inside front cover CHARLES DARWIN written between (begining of February July 1838) two pidgeons which cross keep colour on wing. Effects of colour on parent, white room. How are varieties ? Books about amount of difference when hybrids produced have any close species ever yet failed. About trades affecting form of man. Could you get racehorse from cart horse All good References selected Dec 13 1856. Also worked
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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white varieties by picking the yellow ones crossing with dark bantam produced old variety. The pidgeons which have such different skulls, but same marks on wings are Blue Pouter small Bald Heads Mr.Yarrell will mention in his work.6 I am sorry to find Mr.Yarrell's evidence about old varieties is reduced to scarcely anything, almost all imagination He says he recollects all half Bred cattle of Ld Darnleys were most like parent Brahmin bulls Mr.Y. is inclined to think that the male communicates
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Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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effect of heredity in in. Mr Yarrell does not know 154 of any case of old male becoming like female, though many of old female becoming like cocks. It is very singular so many Gallinaceous birds have cock hen plumage so different, yet the Cassowary Guinea fowl cannot be distinguished. A capon will sit upon eggs as well as often better than a female. this is full of interest, for it shows latent instincts even in brain of male. Every animal surely is hermaphrodite (as is seen in plumage of hybrid
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. eds. 1961. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Addenda and corrigenda. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (6) (October) 185-200.
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1845, vol. 3, p. 130. The Grey Phalarope . On p. 133; The females of this species appear to assume more perfect colours, in the breeding season, and to retain them longer than the males 2 Charles Darwin. Journal of Researches, etc. London 1839, p. 66; Polyborus Novae Zelandiae. 3 Edward Blyth. Presumably unrecorded remark at a meeting of the Zoological Society. 4 The lower half of this page lightly scored through. 5 Rev. John Bachman. Personal communication. 6 Edward Stanley. A Familiar History
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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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species. Yarrell says the bird fanciers say the throw of any two species crossed is uncertain. Yarrell remarks he has somewhere met conjecture that all salt-water [recte fresh water] fish were once salt water (as they almost must have been on elevation of continents) but Ogilby well answers that nearly all F.W. Fish are Abdominals that order first converted. is it an old order geologically? 4 Richard Owen. 5 William Ogilby. 6 Rev. John Bachman. [page] 15
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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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band, like in plumage of ducks. 102 Mr. Yarrell says in very close species of birds, habits when well watched always very different. the two redpoles can hardly be told apart, so that after differences were pointed out Selby confounded them, yet can readily be told by incubation other peculiarities. (Mem. Goulds Willow Wren.) (Goulds story of Water-Wagtails mistaken both species scattered over Europe) The habits of some same North American European birds slightly different Barn Owl in the former
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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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Thomas Campbell Eyton. 58 William Yarrell. 59 George Robert Waterhouse, Observations on the Rodentia , Magazine of Natural History, vol. 3, 1839, p. 106. 60 Thomas Campbell Eyton, Some remarks upon the Theory of Hybridity , Magazine of Natural History, vol. 1, 1837, p. 357. 61 See Darwin's Fourth Notebook on Transmutation of Species , Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist)., Historical Series, vol. 2, 1960, p. 173, footnote 1. 62 Alexander Walker, Intermarriage, London, 1838. 63 Coenraad Jacob Temminck
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pennata d'Orbigny, which was published in Gould (1841). D'Orbigny, Alcide Charles Victor Dessalines (1802-57). French palaeontologist who travelled widely in South America, 1826-34. Probably a reference to the figures of South American fossils which appeared in the 'Atlas de la partie historique' of d'Orbigny (1846). Colp (1977) does not seem to have found any evidence that Darwin had any ear complaint. Lyell, Charles (1797-1875). Uniformitarian geologist. Professor of Geology, King's College
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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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. Nat. Hist., N.S., London 1837, vol. I. p. 357. 4 William Yarrell. Probably personal communication. 5 Wynne. Untraced. 6 William Darwin Fox. Probably personal communication. 7 William Kirby. On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits, and instincts, (The Bridgwater Treatises) London 1835, vol. I, p. 141: There is another function which is devolved upon animals with respect to the vegetable kingdom: to keep the members of it
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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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he expressed much surprise at the fact. 6 John Phillips. Treatise on Geology. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London 1837. 7 John Phillips. A Treatise on Geology. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London 1837, p. 83: Most of the fossil cephalopoda belong to extinct genera. 8 Charles Lyell. No reference to this subject in Lyell's published works has been traced. 9 John Phillips. A Treatise on Geology. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London 1837, p. 90. Fishes with placoid and ganoid scales are shown
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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68 little bird. In same way Wilson1 (p. 5) describes many kinds of birds uniting together in pursuit of Blue Jay, when birds hears cry of distress of other parents. Shows community of language. Desert country is as effectual as a cold one in checking beautiful colours of species. Mem. St. Jago; solitary Halcyon bird of passage. M.coronata of Latham, wrong. Mr.Yarrell says that some birds or animals are placed in white rooms to give tinge to 69 offspring. Darkness effect on human offspring
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Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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case opposed to this fact views. 1 The remaining words on this cover inserted at a later date. 2 Thomas Campbell Eyton. 3 Sir Robert Heron, cf. Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, London 1868, vol. 2, p. 92. Footnote: Extract of a letter from Sir R. Heron, 1838 given me by Mr. Yarrell . 4 This and the following two sentences, inserted in pencil at a later date. 5 Robert Waring Darwin. 6 Mark, Dr Darwin's coachman at Shrewsbury, cf. Emma Darwin, Cambridge 1904, vol. 2, p. 13. 7
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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les causes de l'existence du bassin des mers, de son d placement, de son transport successif sur les diff renis points de ce globe, enfin sur les changements que les corps organis s vivants exercent sur la nature et l' tat de cetie surface, Paris 1802. (cf. Darwin's Second Notebook MS. p. 119.) 5 William Darwin Fox. Probably personal communication. 6 Erasmus Darwin. Zoonomia, vol. 1, London 1794, Section XXXIX. 7 Thomas Livingstone Mitchell. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia
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Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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by hairy ones, which never dry up peal off their skin (not being wanted for war) hence never fall off. Curious the rapidity of the change in 5 or 6 weeks after castration, fresh horns begin to grow. 1 Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, op. cit., vol. 1, p. 306. 2 William Yarrell. cf. Darwin's Second Notebook on Transmutation of Species, MS. pp. 1 121 (The supposition that the oldest variety has the greatest effect on offspring when crossed). 3 William Herbert. Amaryllidaceae, London 1837. On p. 343: In
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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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, aient fourni des voyageurs vers un point voisin de leur antipode et soient venus ainsi d poser en France les d bris, juste sujet de notre admiration, que nous avons cit s dans cet crit; non, il n'en est point ainsi. Je m'en tieus pour d n gation, quant ce sujet, aux principes et aux donn es philosophiques de mes m moires sur les milieux ambians 4 N. Baer. Aurochs du Caucase L'Institut, Paris, 5, 1837, 218, p. 260. 5 William Darwin Fox. Probably personal communication. 6 William Yarrell. Probably
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. de Beer, G. ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part IV, Fourth notebook [E] (October 1838-10 July 1839). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (5) (September): 151-183.
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[?recte some]. 118 Varieties are made in two ways local varieties when whole mass of species are subjected to same influence, this would take place from changing country: but greyhound race-horse poulter Pidgeon have not been thus produced, but by 1 William Yarrell who believed that in a cross the oldest variety had the greatest influence on the characters of the mongrel offspring, cf. Darwin's Second Notebook on Transmutation of Species, MS. pp. 1 and 121. 2 Alexander Walker. Intermarriage
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. eds. 1961. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Addenda and corrigenda. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (6) (October) 185-200.
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of Darwin Papers at the University Library Cambridge, 1960). The parallel between the behaviour of the Chillingham cattle and William Cowper's hares is drawn in Darwin's Fourth Notebook MS. p. 117. 2 J. Hindmarsh. Ann. Nat. Hist., vol. 2, London 1838-1839, p. 156. 3 Webb Hall. 4 This sentence slightly scored out. 5 Hector Boece (Boethius). G. Kenneth Whitehead, The Ancient White Cattle of Britain and their Descendants, London [1953], On p. 24; These animals, states Hector Boece (Variously spelt
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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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morceaux, au moment m me o ils venaient de la recevoir . 44 John Gould ; he described Furnarius and Synallaxis in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, vol. 2, 1841. 45 William Yarrell, probably personal communication. 46 Richard Owen, A description of a specimen of the Plesiosaurus macrocephalus, Conybeare, in the collection of Viscount Cole , [read 4 April 1838], Trans. Roy. Geograph. Soc., vol. 5, 1840, p. 534. 47 William Whewell, The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power Wisdom and Goodness
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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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Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, Three expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, London, 1838. 75 Richard Owen, Remarks on the Entozoa , Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. 1, 1835, p. 387. 76 Philip Parker King, Survey of the Intertropical and West Coasts of Australia, London, 1818-22. 77 William Yarrell. Reference untraced. 78 John Hunter, Observations on certain parts of the Animal Oeconomy, with notes by Richard Owen, London, 1837, pp. 422-66 : Observations on Bees . 79 Marie-Jules-C sar de Savigny
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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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entirely, changed his residence a great many miles yet one day a cow walked in, then disappeared, three days afterwards came again, bringing with her the other younger cow. 29 Mr. Blyth3 remarked that greater difference in the 4 Struthionidae, than in many large orders of birds. The Emu Cassowary closest. Ostrich Rhea closest. 1 William Darwin Fox, personal communication. 2 William Yarrell ; this and the following pages read like notes taken at a discussion meeting of the Zoological Society. 3 Edward
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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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studying. Archiv fur Natur-geschichte.30 152 September 11 Generation Mr. Yarrell says it is well known that in breeding very pure South Down that the ewe must never be put to any other breed else all the lambs will deteriorate. Lord Moreton's31 case When cows have twins, though capable of producing both pair of male female. if there be one female, she will be free Martin.32 See Hunter's Owen 27 Alcide Dessalines D'Orbigny, L'Homme am ricain (de l'Am rique m ridionale),eonsid r sous ses rapports
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I observe Bachman calls these Hybrids new species. Yarrell says the bird fanciers say the throw of any two species crossed is uncertain. Yarrell remarks he has somewhere met conjecture that all salt-water fish were once salt water (as they almost must have been on elevation of continents) but Ogilby well answers that nearly all F.W. Fish are Abdominals ' that order first converted. — is it an old order geologically
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Mr Yarrell says in very close species of birds, habits when well watched always very different. — the two redpoles can hardly be told apart, so that after differences were pointed out Selby confounded them, yet can readily be told by incubation other peculiarities. — 13
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CUL-DAR5.B72
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Anthus comes very near A. pralinsis, which like its southern representative is said by Mr Yarrell (p 392) to have a very high northern range. Iceland 65° though centre of island Georgia 54° 30' Iceland must be about 20 times as big as Georgi
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[excised, located in CUL-DAR208] June 26th — Yarrell: Black Swan in domestication nature strictly monogamous — geese polygamous (?when wild) but even some birds are so when wild — wild ducks monogamous; tame ones highly polygamous — change of instinct by domestication. — Notices of the Indian Archipelago Published at Singapore in 1837. by Mr J. H. Moore. — p. 1 Elephant Rhinoceros Leopard (but not Royal Tiger) c. are found but only in one part the northern peninsula of Borneo. — Ox hog natives
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much more after Esquimaux. — this agrees perfectly with Yarrell1 no leading question was put. — Fox thinks half Lion Tigers are exactly intermediate in character kittens alike each other. — Even in children of parents some one sometimes resembles one parent one another are not exactly intermediate. — 1 William Yarrell ; this and the following pages read like notes taken at a discussion meeting of the Zoological Society. 1
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CUL-DAR208.54
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June 26th — Yarrell: Black Swan in domestication nature strictly monogamous — geese polygamous (?when wild) but even some birds are so when wild — wild ducks monogamous; tame ones highly polygamous — change of instinct by domestication. — Notices of the Indian Archipelago Published at Singapore in 1837. by Mr J. H. Moore. — p. 1 Elephant Rhinoceros Leopard (but not Royal Tiger) c. are found but only in one part the northern peninsula of Borneo. — Ox hog natives of Borneo. 17
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annectens , Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 18. 1841, p. 327; read 2 April 1839.2 Thomas Campbell Eyton.3 William Yarrell. 169
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Hunt (the intelligent Keeper) remarked that he had never seen any of the American Monkey show any desire for women — very curious, as they depart in structure The monkeys understand the affinities of man, better than the boasted philosopher himself it is chiefly shown in old male.— A very green monkey (from Senegal he thinks Callitrix Seba ??) he has seen place its head downwards to look up womens petticoats — just like Jenny with Tommy ourang.— Very curious.— Mr Yarrell has seen Jenny, when
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 71 (5) 11 Mr Gould1 says wherever any mark like red patch on wing of Furnarius, Synallaxis c. sure to unite the birds into group. it is same as Yarrell's2 remark about rock Pidgeons. the latter most important in obviating a great apparent difficulty preservation of colouring, when form has changed. Can be said that animals no notion of beauty. When does prefer most powerful buck 1 John Gould; he described Furnarius and Synallaxis in the Zoology of the
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CUL-DAR208.53
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It seems from Lib. of Useful Knowledge that sheep originally black Yarrell thinks the occasional production of black lambs is owing to old return. The Rev. R. Jones told me precisely the same story about southern, see p. 43 supra, breed of cattle with white heads, which years afterwards occasionally went back - (Effect of imagination on mother white peeled rods mentioned in old Testament placed before sheep it has been thought that silver pheasants about a house made other pheasants have white
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.2 William Yarrell who believed that in a cross the oldest variety had the greatest influence on the characters of the mongrel offspring, cf. Darwin's Second Notebook on Transmutation of Species, MS. pp. 1 and 121. 11
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The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online 103 Cervus campestris spotted white when a fawn compare with fallow? deer Moschus c. c. - like young blackbirds Dr Bachman told me that 1/2 Muscovy common duck were often caught wild off coast of America - showing that hybrids can fare for themselves first year the bird fanciers match their birds to see which will sing longest they in evident rivalry sing against each other, till it has been known one has killed itself. Sir J. Sebright has almost lost
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. this is capital novel argument. (there is paper by Yarrell1 in Zoolog. Transactions Hunter2 on this subject). Are there any abortive organs in neuter bee, because if X so as she can be converted into female, it will be splendid argument. Old female turning into cocks, abortive spurs growing. 1 William Yarrell 1827. On the change in the plumage of some hen-pheasants. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. 117: 268-75. 2 John Hunter, Observations on certain parts of the Animal Oeconomy, with notes by Richard Owen
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