RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1832-1835. St Jago — Mice / 186 closely allied to common but smaller [Beagle animal notes]. CUL-DAR29.1.A36. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by Richard Darwin Keynes. Converted and checked against the manuscript by Karen Parr and Margaret Bardy. Checked against the manuscript by Kees Rookmaaker 12.2005. Corrections by John van Wyhe 6.2007, 8.2009, 3.2011. Corrections by Christine Chua 9.2023. Corrections by John van Wyhe 2024, 2025. RN15
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. Richard provided the electronic text to John van Wyhe to include in Darwin Online.
Original table structure made into text. Pages are numbered on the front or recto in the upper right corner. When there is text on the reverse or verso of the page, this is indicated by the page number followed by 'v' as in Zoology notes. Some pages are in the hand of Darwin's servant Syms Covington. Watermarks inlcude: 1 "J WHATMAN 1834", 35 "ALTON MILL", 37-39, 41 "W FINCHER 1836". See: Paper types used by Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle.
Introduction by Richard Darwin Keynes
These notes are also in the combined transcription file: CUL-DAR29.1.A1-A49
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St. Jago — mice
Mice, 186 closely allied to common but smaller, region of eye yellow, general colour paler & yellower on sides of body. — Under fur paler — tail rather longer in proportion.
Mus exilis. 3 inch 2 lines, nose to root of tail
Mus (common) 3 inch 10 lines. do. 3 inch 1 line [listed as Mus musculus in Mammalia, p. 38]
[36v]
Mr Waterhouse has two mice, from Australia, which though are very unlike each other (one is mine from K. Georges Sound), yet they both decidedly resemble in general form the Southern American species. And this form is distinct from those of the whole Old World. — Mr Waterhouse showed me small animal lately brought from Australia, with very close general resemblance with the Plata Didelphidae. — Marsupials. continent — Mem. the Curculionidae.
How is it with reptiles — Mem. Hylectus.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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