RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mr W Mantell says N. Zealanders do not eat grass seed. CUL-DAR205.3.233. 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.
The brown crayon number '19' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Island endemism: animals.
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Mr W. Mantell says N. Zealanders do not eat grass seed, but several bulbs - Dogs Bones with Moas & eggs –
Apparent erratic of quartz - Believes certainly in Frogs native & Rats. Hence Dog before European cd Rats have been introduced. same at the Friendly Isds?
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