RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1882]. Abstracts of Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1869-1870. CUL-DAR75.151. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe 7.2014. RN3
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Proceedings of Zoological Soc. 1869
(all before marked at end of each vol.)
Part I.
p. 30 analogous variation (Flower) in 2 carnivorous genera.
p. 36 Diagram in section of Tree of Carnivora
Flower, William Henry. 1869. Value of the characters of the base of the cranium in the classification of the order Carnivora, and on the systematic position of Bassaris and other disputed forms. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 (1): 4-37.
p. 62 Land-shells of Seychelles
abundance of introduced species.
Nevill, Geoffrey. 1869. Additional notes on the land-shells of the Seychelles Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 (1): 61-66.
p. 101. Murie great changes with age in skulls of seals.
Murie, James. 1869. Report on the Eared Seals collected by the Society's Keeper François Lecomte in the Falkland Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 no. 1: 100-109, pl. VI. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U1389]
Means of gradation — p. 142 so with gular pouch of Bustards.
p. 142. Habit of Hornbill feeding young with pellet.
Bartlett, Abraham Dee. 1869. Remarks upon the habits of the Hornbills (Buceros). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37: 142-146.
Part II.
p. 243 Female Hornbill plasters herself up.
Horne, C. 1869. Notes on Ploceus baya and its nest. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 no. 2: 243-245.
p. 409 fossil Rhinoceros in Borneo.
Busk, George. 1869. Notice of the discovery at Sarawak in Borneo of the fossilized teeth of Rhinoceros and of a Cervine ruminant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 no. 2: 409-416.
Part III.
p. 645. Group of genera of Land-shells peculiar to Sandwich Isld with 222 sp. — no sp. common to 2 islands
Pease, Harper. 1869. On the classification of the Helicterinae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 37 no. 3: 644-652.
1870
Part I.
p. 40 Bartlett Hybrids always larger than parent sp.
Murie, James. 1870. Additional memoranda as to irregularity in the growth of salmon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 38 no. 1: 30-50, pl. II. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U1392] PDF
p. 136 Swinhoe sp. of Pheasant. like Hybrid between 2 other sp.
p. 138 A sub-sp. of Plover which fails to acquire the breeding plumage.—
Swinhoe, Robert. 1870. On the plovers of the genus Aegialites found in China. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 136-142, pl. XII.
p. 150 Gunther tree-frog peculiar to Seychelles.
p. 152 do — F W. Fish of N. Zealand & Australia, very close. Representative sp. in N. & S. Hemispheres
Günther, Albert. 1870. Notes on Prototroctes, a fish from fresh waters of the Australian region. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 150-152.
p. 159 Hudson on Ground Woodpecker of La Plata
Hudson, William Henry. 1870. A third letter on the ornithology of Buenos Ayres. [Read 24 March.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London no. 38: 158-160. PDF
Part II.
p. 240 — Lizard with gliding flight like Flying Fish. — Swinhoe
Swinhoe, Robert. 1870. List of reptiles and batrachians collected in the island of Hainan (China), with notes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7 no. 4: 239-241. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U1456] PDF
p. 322 New Galapagos Birds
Finsch, O. Description of new species of penguin. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 7 no. 4: 322, pl. XXV.
p. 336 Prong-Buck— Murie— A connecting form, 338, 343.
Murie, James. 1870. Notes on the anatomy of the prongbuck, Antilocapra americana. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 334-368. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 968] PDF
p. 368 Poison-glands of Callophis, Meyer — differ in same genus.
Meyer, Adolf Bernhard. 1870. Some remarks on the poison-glands of the genus Callophis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 368-369.
p. 497 Saiga Antelope. (Murie) Gradational form p 501-503
Murie, James. 1870. On the Saiga Antelope, Saiga tartarica (Pall.) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 451-503.
p. 549 Admirable paper by Hudson on Cuckoo habits of Molothrus.
Hudson, William Henry. 1870. Fifth and sixth letters on the ornitholgoy of Buenos Ayres. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 545-550.
p. 606 Murie gradation in Seals in progression from wriggle like worm to kind of walking.—
Murie, James. 1870. On Phoca groenlandica, Müll.: its modes of progression and its anatomy. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 604-608, pl. XXXII.
Part III.
p. 673 on a Molothrus which occasionally lays eggs in other Bird nests.
Hudson, William Henry. 1870. A seventh letter on the ornithology of Buenos Ayres. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 25: 671-673.
p. 705 my paper on Habits of Pampas woodpecker.
Darwin, C. R. 1870. Notes on the habits of the pampas woodpecker (Colaptes campestris). [Read 1 November.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London no. 47: 705-706. Text Image PDF
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