RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1856.03.07]. Abstract of Latham, General History of Birds. CUL-DAR205.2.100. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. 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-DAR205.2 contains notes on means of distribution.
Darwin recorded reading this work in his 'Books Read / Books to be Read' notebook. Text CUL-DAR128.-
"Lathams History of Birds, vol on Pigeons & Fowls"
Latham, John. 1821-8. A general history of birds. 11 vols. (vol. 8: Columbine and gallinaceous.) Winchester.
The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.
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Latham General History of Birds Vol 8. (1823)
p 4. Pallas says "In Siberia none are seen except beyond Lake Baikal, where a peculiar variety, of a smaller size with a white rump is seen, but too like to be declared a species: this last breeds in great plenty among the rocks."
p .6 Pococke says Pigeons most increases in Ægypt.
p 8. Mr Shipley of Maidstone has a Runt from Pisa which outweighed a cock & Hen Bantam
// p 12. carrion fly 27 or 28 miles per hour — Norwich to London 109 miles in 4° 55' time.
p 14. a Cuscus, presented to Linnean Soc.— every feather enclosed in a tube, which in primaries are 6 inches long — See Lin. Trans. I. p. 257
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