RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Abstract of 8vo Pamphlets]. CUL-DAR75.64. 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

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37 Hodgson – We meet in ascending [Hindage], Gallus, Gallu-phasi & Phasiamus in order the intermediate one being intermediate in structure & Habits

47. Hooker on rarity of individuals & many species of Pine in Tasmania, & their confined ranges most genera widely ranging;

p. 4 Distribution of Araucaria

48 Waterhouse on my Galapagos Insects

[Waterhouse, G. R. 1845. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects Collected by Charles Darwin, Esq., in the Galapagos Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology 16: 19-41.]

49 Garnell 30 American wandering Bird 36 case of wanderer from Africas, seen to be chased by Hawks

50 Murchison (1843) p. 17 Ophiura is Silurian not / before in Lias [lower theory]

p 51 Silurian of Russia not metamorphosed

94 Animal not destroyed over [illeg]

[Roderick Impey Murchison. 1843. Address delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Geological Society of London.]

59 Waterhouse very important paper on Classification

62 p. 8 Wilkinson on Breeding, older the perfection the more constant

p 38 Half-horned cattle, breed of established

63 Sir J. Sebright p. 7 insists as do all, on not taking a perfect animal to breed from without you know it is well bred

p 10 assert Mr Meynel sometimes bred from brother & sister

13 says he has distinctly tried in many cases breeding in & in – yet no bigot again [illeg]

15 remarks that serene winter has all the good effect of the most careful selection is destroying all the weak & unhealthy – says separately animal good

18 says cannot unite two distinct breeds, has often tried.

(N.B. Pigs are exception to this C.D.)

[John Saunders Sebright, Bart. 1809. The art of improving the breeds of domestic animals, etc.]

64 Sebright on instinct. Wild Ducks

10 Rabbits so wild

11 Australia Dog always kept aloof from other Dogs – much good on Dogs

[John Saunders Sebright, Bart. 1836. Observations upon the instincts of animals.]

67 Smith of Jordon Hill p. 26 On Scotch Arctic Shells

32 on rate of wearing rocks

72 Strickland Report, Kaup Quinary System, quite distant from Swainson

p 182 – In America 1500 miles off Ireland, yet wandering terrestrial Birds

p 184 most unusual for Bird to occur in 2 districts & not in identical

p 185 114 Birds common to Japan & Europe

p 191 Extraordinary representative of Australian Birds in N. Zealand

p 190 Instances of Goulds too close species

p 207 Statement that nothing intermediate between flying & sub-aquatic wing Logger-headed Duck

75 Lyells address (1851) p. 7 On immense increase of Barnacles Pal. Fossil – Silurian Fauve very rich

p 19 & 20 against successive Development

p 35 Probably 4 or 5 Revolutions of plants since Cretaceous Period.

36 & 39 [Flat] Fish highest

39 Coal Insects

p 42 on Forbes & Dunker F. W. Shells

p 45 [illeg] of skin's mark in N. America Foot-joints

48 jaw of one of Stonesfield less inflected; hence probably placental

(Hence inflection not absolute; hence all [illeg] descended from one parent in Oolites period

p 52 very good Forbes on how many fossil founded on simple specimen or on few from one locality


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