RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.05.05. Gave Gold Fish at Zoolog. Gardens Canary millet. CUL-DAR205.2.115. 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.
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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May 5th. 1855 Gave Gold Fish at Zoolog. Gardens Canary, Millet, Lettuce, Cabbage, Linseed Barley onion — They took these in mouth & kept them for some seconds 1/2 minute & then rejected them with force. The seeds had soaked 28 hours. I cd not get other fish to try, I noticed they cracked the onion seed.—
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