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Abstract of all E. Blyths letter. Oct 27 1857

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p. Sheet I

Double spurs normal & variable.— in my abstract I give case of organism which wd be thought monstrous if not known in nature — case of var. in & Strzelecki in Zoolog Proc 832 p. 148 in Transaction sexual characters, somewhat abnormal wing spur also variable

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—& Hackles in S. S………

Sh. 2. p. 1. Feet-feathers essentially different from those of Grouse & they occur over corresponding Bones (no respect to whe [illeg] & legs varying alike Mackrel— examine Trumpeters feet.)

Sh. 2 p. 1. Except Elephant no mammal with pendent years— no dog or pig wild, with curled tail

p 2. wild sheep, short-tails.

Sh. 3 p. 2 origins of Fowl, p 3 originated in East (?) (Dorking p 4 Sh. 4 Chinese)

— p. 4. — smallest & largest sheep coexist

Sh. 5 p. 2,3. Humped Indian Cattle distinct species.

— Hump much developed in Bull, & fat-tail in Rams

Sh. 6. p 3. Extraordinary rapid increase of nautilus Land-shells in Bengal

Sh 7. p. 2. good remarks on not intermedial groups.

— p. 3 Ponys, Lap-dogs, Bantam not due to want of food

p 4. on certain wild Indian Dogs wanting a certain molar

Sh 8 —— p. 1 Dentition of dogs, domesticated remarkably constant.

Sh. 8. p. 1 intestines of Cat, lengthened by food. Fleming's experiment on group

— p. 3 thinks Red from var. of T. saliceti = sub-alpinus.

— p 4. Ourang throwing branches of trees

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Sh. 9 p. 1. a monkey of Celebes.

— p 3. Hump & humpless cattle intermediate offspring — 2 dogs crossed, produce heterogamous offspring — Dog & jackal heterog — Dog & wolf heterogamy

Sh 11/ p. 1. marsupials in Philippines!!

— p 2. Macdougal wild Elephant in Borneo

— p 3. Mydaus also inhabits Malay Peninsula

— p 4. Passer montanus has very wide distribution.

Sh 12. p. 1 a range of 3 species of sparrows & their range Blyth believes they are good species

— p 3. The Mauritius fossil sometimes living at Seychelles by to say about extent of