RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. T del Fuego Falkland Isd Kerguelen Land. CUL-DAR16.136a-136b. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1

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-DAR16 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.

"Mr Norman" was Ebenezer Norman, Darwin's copyist from 1856. See Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021, p. 348.


[136a]

Mr Norman

T del Fuego Falkland Isd Kerguelen Land.

5 & upwards / 4 / 3, 2, 1

Begin at 2d Part Fuegia. Kerguelen Ld. Falklands. (3 last part Cryptogams)

Count only vars. marked by me with pencil

The species are numbered to each genus.

No omissions - except species below on line, as notes.

Flora Antarctica

[in margin:] Do not rub out.

(See about habitats) (For Self)

 

[136av]

15-45-4-9

15 [x] 3 [=] 45

132 [+] 45 [=] 177

208 [-] 45 [=] 163

Hame  1        1

Enger  1        2

Ivy      1        1

Poa     1        5

[total] 4         9

 

[136b]

Divide Genera into 5 & upwards / 4 / 3 & downwards

A few names quite struck out. (5 Provinces)

Finish where line goes across Page

Put to each genus how many * & where other country added, add an *

Goulds Birds of Australia

 

no of species to genus

number of ∗

Aquila

2

6

Ichthy:

1

6

Halic:

2

6

 

add up how many genera  add up


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