RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1873-1874]. Abstract of Perrier, L'Origine de l'Homme d'après Darwin, 1873 / Draft of Expression, pp. 234-235 (fair copy). CUL-DAR89.41. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. 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 11.2021. RN3

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-DAR87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).


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Perrier. Revue Scientifique p. 860 on Helminths having sense to attract sexes together. Good.

On annelids becoming less brilliant after pairing.

+ do on Insects - curious about Bees how little he understands sexual selection - like many others of his countrymen

case of male like workers.

Hairy caterpillars brilliant — Lepidoptera

Perrier, Edmond. 1873. [Review of Descent]. Le transformisme en Angleterre: L'Origine de l'homme d'apres Charles Darwin (1 February): 717-726; La selection sexuelle d'après Darwin. Revue scientifique de la France et de l'étranger (15 March): 861-875. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection reviews 232]. PDF

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Nor is it surprising an anomalous fact that the children of savages should exhibit a stronger tendency to protrude their lips, when sulky, than the children of civilized Europeans; for the essence of savagery seems [text excised] the retention of a primordial condition,


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