RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts from Zoologist vols 9 and 10. CUL-DAR73.141-143. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe 3.2014. RN1
NOTE: References:
Bold, T. J. 1851. Tenacity of life in Calandra granaria. Zoologist 9: 3290.
Chaumette, H. L. de la. 1851. Descriptions of larvae of Sphingidae, with occasional notes on some of the rarer European species. Zoologist 9: 3158-3160, 3241-3244.
Chaumette, H. L. de la. 1851. Descriptions of larvae of Sphingidae, with occasional notes on some of the rarer European species. Zoologist 9: 3158-3160, 3241-3244.
Gurney, J. H. 1851. Note on the nesting of the passerine owl in confinement. Zoologist 9: 3207.
Murch, E. 1851. Winter dress of the ermine (Mustela erminea). Zoologist 9: 3171-3172.
Newman, H. W. 1851. Habits of bees. Zoologist 9: 3292-3295.
Newton, A. 1852. On the occurrence of the cedar bird (Ampelis carolinensis) in England. Zoologist 10: 3506-3511.
Smith, F. 1852. Observations on the economy of Vespa norvegica and V. rufa. Zoologist 10: 3699-3703
Reproduced with the permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.
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p. 3158 & 3242. H. de la Chaumette describes in detail great variation in the colours of the larvae of 2 Sphingidae. There are 2 vars. in the larva of Death's Head. The darker feeding on Jasmine, the greener & commoner one on potatoe.
3171. Mustela Erminia changing white in Devonshire, but the fur far inferior to that from Siberia.
3207. J. H. Gurney case of passerine owls breeding in confinement.
3290. T. J. Bold on Calandra granaria long surviving immersion in water after 15 days immersion 6 out of 17 revived, but very slowly. After 164 hours 11 revived.
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p.3293. Proc. Ent. Soc. Oct 6 1851
H. W. Newman describes the buzzing of male bees very distinctly. Mr F. Smith disbelieves whole story . Gives case of male humble bee entering nest.
Mr Walcott believes males reenter nest only until females are hatched.
p. 3478. J. Wolley. He is certain that the ringed Guillemot lay eggs promiscuously with the others & were courting each other promiscuously. eggs alike. both sexes are ringed. In Faroe the inhabitants consider them of the same species. in Sutherland one out of 10 or 12 were winged.
p. 3510 Ampelis Cedrorum. Nuttall says 6 or 7 & sometimes whole 9 secondary wing feathers are tipped with the sealing wax. Many are destitute of these ornaments. In some it appears in the nestling plumage.
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p. 3700. F Smith on Vespa rufa saw the wasps feeding the workers with dissolved sugar, but they never gave this to males or females; for these they collected food probably insects from a distance.
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