RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1832-1835. Birds / East / West Chile (list follows) [Beagle animal notes]. CUL-DAR29.1.A41. 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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Birds
NB. Take all closely allied species [encircled]
| East | West Chili |
| Larks (same?) | |
| Tinochorus | do? (a desert bird) |
| Swallows (?) | different |
| Grilsus | |
| Charadrius (?) | do |
| Psittacus | yes, no reason |
| 741. Furnarius. B.Blanca | yes, do (?) |
| Sturnus ruber | goes round |
| Oven bird | no |
| Totanus black, one kind goes round, others? | |
| Muscicapa with yellow eyes | no |
| Big Kingfisher | goes round |
| Thenca, same in Chili & La Planta? | no |
| Bien to Veo | no |
| Small parrot | (?) |
| Inelegant on legged Himantopus | yes (no reason) |
| Partridge | no |
| Common Thrush goes round | |
| Picus on ground | different |
| Icterus with yellow patch? | (No good reason) yes |
| Both Furnarii | go round — one differs |
| Long billed kind — | (No good reason) yes |
| Blancas | yes (no good reason) |
| Little owl | yes (no good reason) |
| Doves (?) | Different |
| Hummingbird | dif? |
| Teru teru | (no good reason) |
| Pointed tailed Tit-mouse | (no good R) goes round |
| Patagonian Furnarius | (no good R) |
| Are goatsuckers different | yes [illeg] |
| Red throated creeper | yes (no reason) do |
| Tufted Tit | do — do — goes round |
[41v]
Ornithology of Falklands as compared to T. del Fuego.
The resemblance in the ornithology of opposite side pretty close.
several birds which do not appear to have never crossed some that do, while it does not seem very probably would voluntary cross the mountains representative species on each side.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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