RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mr Wilson in a letter says a half-bred Dingo from Australia. CUL-DAR205.11.68. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN2
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-DAR205.11 contains notes on Instinct, change in habit.
James Wilson is listed in Darwin's Address Book Text & image EH88202575
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Mr Wilson in a letter says a half-bred Dingo from Australia had an insuperable love of live Poultry & whenever loose would kill & slay live Ducks & Poultry, & was consequently sent away to Zoolog Socy
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Witness Newspaper. Jan 3d. 1855.— Letter signed J. W. (James Wilson) Woodville on the origins of the Dog.— Says Buffon in Suppl. vol 7. allows Wolf & dog to be fertile & F. Cuvier carried on breeding of these Hybrids themselves to 3d & 4th generation.
Says Pallas & Güldenstaedt think Jackal
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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