RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Abstract of Laws of Variation. CUL-DAR75.149. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021. RN1

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. The volumes CUL-DAR 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.

J. A. Allen. 1870-71. On the mammals and winter birds of East Florida, etc. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 2: 161-450.

C. V. Riley. 1872. Fourth annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, etc. Jefferson City, MO: Regan & Edwards, Public Printers.

Elliott Coues. 1871. [Review of J. A. Allen's 'Progress of American Ornithology']. The American Naturalist, (August) 5: 364-374.

S. H. Scudder. 1872. The curious history of a butterfly. The American Naturalist, (September) 6: 513-518.


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Laws of Variation

Allen, Mammals & Birds of Florida p. 220 variation of highly developed [casks]

p 205 in number of tail-feathers in Parts of high functional importance like Bats (p 221) of Picus do not vary, p. 221 & length wing feather in Birds which fly much

8 vo pamphlet (739)

case of analogous variation in Buds of Fraxinus

(755)

case of monstrosities correlated with six-fingers.

(760)

Cope good case of var. in number of digits & allied species present different numbers good.

4to Pam (202)

Hoffmann on Variation: volume on condition wh do not cause it.

(209)

Edwards curious case of seasonal & other dimorphism in a Papilio of N. America

Riley 4th Report on noxious insects p. 35 power of light on colour of Insects.

America Nat. Aug. (71) p. 366

greater length of Beak & Tail of Florida Birds, explained by greater peripheral circulation.

791 8 vo Pamphlet

Czerny on change of external [membrane] into muscular [membrane] by grafting in first place.

789 & 90 do

var. in no. of tail feathers in species & in allied species

803

Martins – many water plants with ribbon-like leaves

American Nat. Sept. 1872 p. 513 to end

 very curious [Bellona] by Scudder on 2 forms of Butterflies

Journal Linn Soc. Vol. 77 part 4. p. 508

Bentham on tendency of certain S. American Plant to absorption of leaves as in Australia & N Africa

do p. 510

on varieties of same sp. different in different countries (very good)

Masters p. 621

on difference of congenital & acquired character, the latter appearing later in life.

Review of me (236)

Miacario, quotes from many very important on effects of the Bones & Vessels

8 vo 876

Comber on distribution of Brit plants in relation to size of genera. Very good

904

Meehan structure of plant affected by a fungus

Reviews (245)

Würtenberger – on wide ranging fossils difficult to classify with ammonites to central which retain primal character – to external [whorls] very first. – character transmitted to earlier & earlier ages. & explains them by selection. – will account for acceleration

 


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