RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1832-1835. Geographical limits of Birds & Animals [Beagle animal notes]. CUL-DAR29.1.A47. 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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Thenca. La Plata species & Patagonian & Chile kind.
La Plata Furnarius replaced by Patagonian kinds.
Partridges replacing each other on [points] of Cordillara.
C. Bahia Blanca & La Plata.
Is there any replacement of sparrows yes
Any replacement by furnaria yes in islands
Myotherae —
Ostriches —
Thrush
probably rufiventer & magellanicus
Gradations
II
(Common sparrow not crossed to Falklands. // How many birds peculiar to that arch.)
NB. Case of common owl.
Birds common to Cape Horn to Lima & probably further North.
Sturnus ruber — Mellisuga Kingii, Carracara.— Little hawk.— Condor.
Common sparrow? — Thenca to near St of Megallan.— Small Furnarius to Concepcion.— dark no.—
Distance (?).—
Very many birds common to Valparaiso Chili down whole west & Plata & La Plata.—
(four Furnarii) (two or three icteri) (Thenca) (rusty colour finch on coast) long tailed tit. Sturnus ruber
Valparaiso & Tierra del Fuego — Carrion hawk: Little hawk: Common Sparrow — Thrush (Distance ?)
Blue Finch Elycolites; little creeper — little hummingbird. — Sturnus ruber, icterus: black
Gradations
Kilty wren brown? — coast brown finch: — 2 furnarii; some finches. tufted tit, white tufted muscicapa: long tailed tit: Big Kingfishers: blue fan tail: swallow? —
(not one bird peculiar to T. del Fuego ??)?
Alpine birds Muscicapa 2197
Furnarius 1823, Fringilla 1615
Fringilla 2015
Wide ranges ?
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(Geographical limits of Birds & Animals)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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