RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1881]. [Corrections for Earthworms]. CUL-DAR65.46. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. RN1

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(1) Introdn p. 3 alteration at X

Ch I p 1 line 1

Earthworms, which form the subdivision terricola of the Oligochæta, consists of several genera distributed throughout the world & externally closely similar to one another.

p 3 (bottom Rt side) – would it be more correct to put in "usually" as you say in p 4 that they do leave their burrows

p 5 (x) (Rt side high up) – small ink correction

p 6 (bottom) In your sentence (beginning p 6) the words "on repeatedly looking" &c do not fit into the worms not being alarmed

p 7 (top) insert "yet"

p 7 – near top – ink correction

p 11 (Rt side middle) It seemed ungrammatical without this correction

p 14 (near top) X My correction seems much simpler

p 15 speak about two corrections near top –

p 15 X Near bottom rt side, I think "into the stem of roots" comes in very awkwardly & might be deled

I think your argument wants a "however," and to be made a separate sentence


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