RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Pallas, Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian empire, etc. CUL-DAR205.3.158. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR205.3 contains notes on distribution of animals.

Darwin recorded reading this work in his 'Books to be read / Books Read' notebook (1838-1851). Text CUL-DAR119.-

Pallas, Pyotr Simon. 1802-3. Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian empire, in 1793 and 1794. Translated by F. W. Blagdon. 2 vols. London.


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Voyages de M. Pallas en diff. Provinces de l'empire de Russe. Tom IV. p. 413

In Baikal there are chien de mer, which is astonishing as these do not commonly ascend rivers & have never been seen in the Enissée or Angara Inferior.


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