RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855. Abstract of letter from Edward Blyth dated 22-23 August 1855. CUL-DAR203.3. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. 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-DAR203 contains abstracts of letters from Edward Blyth. Darwin used Blyth's information in Natural selection, Origin, and Variation.
"Blyth, Edward, 1810-73. Zoologist. Neglected his druggist business at Tooting in favour of natural history and got into financial difficulties. LL2:315. CD discussed evolution with before Origin. Biographical note on: ML1:62. Wrote under pseudonyms "Zoophilus" and "Z". Helped greatly with Variation. 1835, 1837 His early views on causes reminiscent of natural selection maintaining fixity of species Mag. Nat. Hist. 8, 1835, pp. 40-53 and 1837 n.s. 1: pp. 1-9. L." (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.)
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Letter of Aug' 22d
Capt Hutton's note
In N.W Province Rabbits kept & breed well— of grey few rabbit; black, white, red, sandy & dun-coloured.—
Lop-eared rabbits not known till sent by Ld Derby
Few canaries are kept, for difficulty of rearing them.
Geese brought up from plain & are hybrid cygnoides
Cats grey with black spots, & thinks it is the F. Himalayanus of Naturalists Library; after wild near habitations, & very destructive to Poultry
Pigeons, Fan-tails, Tumbler & evidently Trumpeter
Blyth disbelieves Salts statement of Col. Guinee being domesticated in Abyssinia, because sure to have been noticed, & is not mentioned.
Hucs
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