RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of 8vo Pamphlets. CUL-DAR75.74. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021, 9.2025. RN4
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8vo Pamphlets — Abstract
398. Turner W. on males fishes hatching over in marshes
Turner, William. 1866. On a remarkable mode of gestation in an undescribed species of Arius (A. boakeii). Journal of Anatomy and Physiology 1 (November): 78-82. [inscribed][Darwin Pamphlet Collection 398] PDF
400 O. Heer — on recent extinction of 3 water-plants in Switzerland
Heer, Oswald. 1866. Die Pflanzen der Pfahlbauten. Zurich: Zürcher und Furrer. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 400] PDF
on mica having inhabited Lake — Habitation
401. Walsh on imagos similar whilst larva differ
Walsh, Benjamin Dann. 1864. On phytophagic varieties and phytophagic species (with remarks on the utility of coloration in insects). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 403-430; 5: 194-216. [inscribed][Darwin Pamphlet Collection 334, 401] PDF
403 Richardson on the Brain, good for extensions of Pangenesis & Instinct
Richardson, B. W. 1867. Physics of the brain. Popular Science Review 6 (October): 415-427. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 403] PDF
406 Hooker, Insular Floras — great on Distribution & means of.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1867. Insular floras (lecture delivered before the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Nottingham, 27 August, 1866.) Gardeners' Chronicle: 6-7, 27, 50-51, 75-76. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 406] PDF
408 Ducharte Effects of Light on climbing of Plants
Duchartre, Pierre Étienne Simon. 1865. Expériences relatives à l'influence de la lumière sur l'enroulement des tiges. Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 12: 436-440. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 408] PDF
412 Müller Aug. Good on gradation, nerves, Eye, - Heart beats before nerves visible
Müller, August. 1866. Ueber die erste Entstehung organischer Wesen und deren Spaltung in Arten. Berlin: Lüderitz. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 412] PDF
414 Hilgendorf On F. W. shells varying & differing in successive layers like E. F[illeg]
Hilgendorf, Franz Martin. 1866. Über Planorbis multiformis im Steinheimer Süßwasserkalk. Monatsberichte der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (1866): 474-504, 1 pl. (2 copies) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 414, 456] PDF
416 Walsh p. 237 — Gradation from gall-suckers to Inquilinous species (analogous case to parasites Humble-bees?) Instinct
Walsh, Benjamin Dann. 1864-1866. On the insects, coleopterous, hymenopterous and dipterous inhabiting the galls of certain species of willow. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 3: 543-641; (1866) 6: 223-288. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 338, 416] PDF
p. 249 On Classification, Larger genera are continually merged & small genera united, "the rich, made richer the poor poorer".
p. 288 On the gall-insects of same genera, owing to descent, affecting same genera Plants
417 Sclater On Representative spread of Bell-Birds
Sclater, Philip Lutley. 1867. The Bell-birds of America. Intellectual Observer 10 (January): 401-408, 1 pl. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 417] PDF
418 Wyman on the Heat which animals & Plants can stand in Hot Springs
Wyman, Jeffries. 1867. Observations and experiments on living organisms in heated water. (from: American Journal of Science and Arts.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 418] PDF
419 Newton on Land Birds of Seychelles, affinity to Madagascar
Newton, Edward. 1867. On the land-birds of the Seychelles Archipelago. Ibis 3: 335-360, pl. IV. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 419] PDF
421. Igelström on organic m. [matter] in Primitive rocks, Sweden
Igelström, L. I., A. E. Nordenskiöld and F. L. Ekman. 1867. 'On the occurrence of thick beds of bituminous gneiss and mica schist in the Nullaberg, parish of Östmark, province of Wermland, in Sweden.', 'Note on the mineral character of the rock.', 'Chemical analysis of the rock.'' Translated from communications read to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at Stockholm. (Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 421] PDF
423 Wallace on Mimicry (W. Review) p. 4 on Desert Protection — p 5 Nocturnal animals. White Owl? — Only in Tropics quite green birds, Tiger, (but Zebra)
p 6 Relates arboreal Lizards & Tree snakes green — p. 7 Fish, (Like coral reefs?)
p. 8 Moths coloured on Hind-wings which are concealed — Butterflies lower surface dull
p 10 Moths according to seasons — 11 Phasmidæ, Dyak said moss grew though alive
p. 12 no white mammal or birds in Europe, except Arctic & Alpine; false theory how arose 15 Stinging Hymenoptera, brightly coloured & no mimicry. Bugs emit odour — 16 size of wings a protection, from Breaking, like ruffled feathers.
17 In previous cases the most brilliant colours may be developed without prejudicial use. 19 Helicondiæ coloured equally on lower as on upper surface — 28 Longicorn like a Bee — 29 a Cricket like a Cicindela so that Westwood was deceived!!! — 31 Coral snake, innocuous [marks] very good
33 Mocking Birds — 34 Mammal like a squirrel to catch prey.
37 Female insects require most protection — Does he admit that in the 2 sexes that the bright colours are due to sexual selection. 38
Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1867. Mimicry, and other protective resemblances among animals. Westminster Review n.s. 32, 173 (1 July): 1-43. CUL-DAR133.13.1 /[Darwin Pamphlet Collection 423] [inscribed offprint 'Charles Darwin, with the Author's kind regards.'] Image PDF Text
[in margin:] see. Pamph (428) p. 69 middle [Möller, L. 1867. Die Abhängigkeit der Insecten von ihrer Umgebung: Mit einer geognostischen Übersichtskarte des Kreises Mühlhausen. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 428] PDF]
425. Lubbock address, On Crustacea pulling grains of sand into their ears. Instincts.
Lubbock, John. 1868. Annual Address to Entomological Society of London, 1868. London: Newman. (from: The president's address. [Read 27 January.] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3d ser. 5 (1865-7): cxiii-cxxxi.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 425, 507] PDF
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