RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Woodcuts [for Descent]. CUL-DAR82.B29. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. 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, vol. 2.


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[B29]

Woodcuts —

My MS. N.B The figures of male & female to be of same eye to fit [illeg] & to [4 words illeg]

p. 4 upper figure ♂ (1) Head of ♂ & ♀ Salmo lycaodon (Back) [p. 4, figs. 26 and 27.]

p. 6 (2) Both sexes of Callionymus lyra much reduced [p. 8, fig. 28.]

(I send Proof will my case in Fred. Smith)

7 (3) Xiphophorus Hellerii ♂ & ♀ (not the var Transact. Zoolog Soc. vol. VI (1/2 size as in Plate) [p. 9, fig. 29.]

8 (4) Piecostomus barbatus (??) Head & Brachial angle of (?) [p. 11, fig. 30.]

11 Pipe-fish with filaments & (see the unbound m s.)

p. 18 (5) Any skin of Male Triton draw the body same where the dorsal crest is fully developed with the dorsal crests [illeg] & ♀ whole [illeg] [p. 24, fig. 31.]

p. 20 (6) Megalophrys Montana - Head above of ♂ & ♀ [p. 26, fig. 32.]

21 (7) Head of ♂ Rana esculenta - Bell's British Reptiles to show air-sacs distended

p. 25-A (8) ♂ of Sitana minor Pl XIV Indian Reptiles with gular pouch about half a body - including both fore legs. [p. 33, fig. 33.]

p. 27 (9) Ceratophora Stoddartii - Head of male & female [p. 34, fig. 34.]

p. 27 (10) Chamælio bifurcus Head of ♂ & ♀ [p. 34, fig. 35.]

--- (11) ---   Owenii Head of ♂ and ♀ [p. 35, fig. 36.]


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