RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gray, Gleaning from the Menagerie 1850: 65. CUL-DAR205.7.225. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR205.7 contains notes on hybridism, sterility and pigeons.
The brown crayon number '17' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Hybridism. See Natural selection, p. 437.
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Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley menager Hall 1850
p. 65
Cervulus vaginalis, Sumatra Muntjac or Java
― Moschatus Indian do
― Reevesii China do
"one with pure cross-bred from China & Java species."— N. B. Thompson says the hybrids breed inter se. —
17
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Asses
p 71 73
72
p 30 Eland Bull served 2 Cows
32 Capra Ibex I see by Gray is different on Pyren & Alps. Caucasus & Siberia
63.
68 Muntjaks
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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