RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1832-1835. (rough notes on ranges of animals, continued) [Beagle animal notes]. CUL-DAR29.1.A43. 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


43

[Le Troupiate]

258 } West

} same animal

245 } East

Rather smaller, of a redder colour fur rather shorter, much fewer long black hairs, with white mark in middle.

257 East Falkland. is the larger kind. —

59. Small fox. Bahia Blanca (bring mine)

43v

Fitz Roy

Parrot beaked finch from James Island. — Pteroptochos paradoxus.


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