RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Martin, A general introduction to the natural history of mammiferous animals, etc. CUL-DAR80.B53. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. 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-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 194, n8: "On the hair in Hylobates, see 'Nat. Hist. of Mammals,' by C. L. Martin, 1841, p. 415."
The heading 'Man' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the research that culminated in Descent.
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Nat Hist of Mamm. Animals by W C L. Martin 1841
p 415 In Hylobates agilis, the hair on the fore-arms is inclined forwards in the ordinary manner. In H. lar the hair is nearly erect with a slight inclination forwards. In some of the other species the hair is reverted towards the elbow where meeting the hair on the humerus, it forms a peak (like man)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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