RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1838-1839]. Notebook E: 179, 180, 181, 182 (excised pages). CUL-DAR208.55. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
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Notebook E: Transmutation. Text & image CUL-DAR124.-
179
p. 345. The Ceylonese Elephant [text excised]
saul forests by having a smaller, lighter head, carried more elevated & higher forequarters: is said to be of a bolder & more generous temper — Hodgson
180
Koloff. voyage through the Moluccas 1825— "No wild animals in Moa.—" Chapt.— V. —1: do. Chat XXI. Wild cattle & Hogs
on Timor-land— monkeys do not exist, there & it is a singular thing
19
181 [lower half]
Journal of [Asiatic Soc]
— most wonderful instinct, how could it have originated — spins thread of cotton. — do p. 583, It appears probable, that the Hippopotamus occurs in India, in the Jungles of Borabhum & Dholbum.—
182 [lower half]
Dampier. Vol I. p. 320. says no wild (Carnivora) beasts on Phillipines. Forrest somewhere says same. — do p. 393. "The wild, small fowls at Pulo Condore "crow like ours, but much more small & shrill". —
Humboldt. Vol I. p. 275. says Teneriffe does not countenance the theory of polymorphous plants, abounding in volcanic islds. — (19) Cocks
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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