RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1871]. [List of corrections for Descent, first printing]. CUL-DAR90.139-142. 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 1.2023. RN2
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).
[139]
[volume 1]
42 Wonder & curiosity
p 78 letter [illeg]
59 alliterative poetry
v 206 letter missed ["forest-clad and."]
p 208 Prostraticæ
231 Races of Pigs
Sex. Sel
255
260
269
274 ? doubled in the case of in all cases of when air enters wall & shell note in few of pollen any part of do bad
278
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316
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405
Vol 2 p. 332 & leucophœus
[139v]
p. 205 further explain wanted
p. 197 misprint
p. Allit. poetry
p. Helmholtz on music
p 205 see correction pinned in
p 231 for "convergent pigs" print "convergent races of pigs"
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Vol I. p. 74 (note 7.) for Browne read Brown
V. II. p 240 f (note 2) for Mr H. Brown, read Mr R. Brown, & for 1869 read 1868.—
Vol. II p. 178 (23 lines from top) for Chloepaga read Chloephaga
— p. 242 (14 lines from top) for Walruses read Narwhals
Plan first glance at clean sheet in vol. 2 or see note correct in eat Rice
of case with clean sheet copies of Errata
No [illeg]
Correct when printed of loose new copies.
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p 140 A
In Colobus the throat is wanting deficient, & the species in this genus are strictly arboreal & extremely active, but whether much better climbers than Ceropithicus I do not know.
On the habits of Colobus, Brehm Thierleben B. I. S. 50
If this cd be inserted by combining notes, another breaking page I shd be glad, but otherwise do not insert — Proof
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Vol. 2 p 378 (a)
Some A curious case have been recorded of an idiot degraded, perhaps some with degenerated brains, & their mental powers degraded as if by revenge almost to the level of a brute, their powers as the base animals, which have been extremely hairy back, [loins], & shoulder were covered with hairs one or two inches in length.
Brehm, Alfred Edmund. 1864-1867. Illustrirtes Thierleben. Eine allgemeine Kunde des Thierreichs. 4 vols. Hildburghausen: Verlag der Bibliographischen Instituts. [Darwin Library-Down] vol. 1 PDF
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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