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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