RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Rengger, Säugethiere von Paraguay. CUL-DAR256.4. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2022. 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.

Darwin recorded this work in his 'Books to be read / Books Read' notebook Text CUL-DAR119.-

Rengger, Johann Rudolph. 1830. Naturgeschichte der Säugethiere von Paraguay. Basel. [Darwin Library in CUL]


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Animals not breeding (used)

p. 106 Nasua socialis

118 Procyon carnivores

129 Gulo barbarus

201 — wild Cat

208 do another specs

249. Hare did bring young twice but dead.

265 Aguti dead young

277 Aperea breeds

327 Breeding of very tame Peccari doubtful

49 Ape breed very seldom in Paraguay

p. 55 Know expressions of man.—

p 46 Cebus tears fill eyes

Silent Laugh.

p 46 angry a deeper time ─ Pain or fright ─ single ─ duller in different [illeg] in height & strength ─ mouth held in particular position ─ little from pleasure. i.e Laugh

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152 on aboriginal Domestic Dogs of S. America

153 (Q) [Quoted] — Hairless Dogs do not readily mix with others; & offspring always take after mother & are as this is either hairy or hairless; not intermediate: I have somewhere seen parallel (Q) statement of man crossing, & about character of hair

154 Dogs so mingled that in most it is impossible to tell parent race

155 wild dogs like tame.

209 Case of two sp. Cats with same habits &c yet one much rarer than other

213 & 214 Cats not feral Flies? (Q Cats)

212 case interesting of var. of Cat from climate

― case of cats kept constant by crossing in Assumption

213 castrated males larger. Cats.—

288 298} variation in bands of one Armadillo

334 rate of increase of Horses— wild 308 years yet do not differ from tame — confirms Azara abut flies killing (Q) horses p 364 so with cattle (Q)

336 Thinks horses of like colour & size pair most readily. Walker on intermarry think Dogs do

368 on Difference of mammals on two sides of Andes.

376 monkeys often different on two sides of streams because cannot swim

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377. Distribution even depends on tail.

390. Note M.S. on range of mice, individually small generically great.

p. 34. variation of head of monkey

p. 263. The Agouti make a path to its residence by which easily discovered; imperfect instinct. Compare with Pheasant &c flying from nest.—

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Expression p 3

Red in passion


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