RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1871-1874]. Corrections for Descent. CUL-DAR90.143. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR 87-90 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man 2d ed. (1874-1877).

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Vol. I.

p. 26 13 lines from top for Kaola read Koala X

31 6 lines from top for protrastica read prostatica, p. 200 2 lines from top X

59 note 42. for speech read species.

140 The thumb is wanting also in Colobus.

260. Snipes. It seems to me that no argument can be founded upon them, as they do not come here to breed.─

269. Widow Bird should be Whydah-bird also II 84 & elsewhere.

269. Under cursores the Struthionidæ should be mentioned, as some of them are certainly polygamous.

322 5 lines from top for Actineæ read Actiniæ. X

324 Molluscoida Huxley. I think the group was established by Milne Edwards.

[do] 4 lines from bottom for land-shells read land-snails

327. 11 lines from top Vermes dela and or & Annulosa are not synonymous.

330 2 lines from bottom for figs 4 & 5 read figs 4, 5 & 6?

334 17 lines from top for Birgos read Birgus

339 8 lines from top for attractions read attentions

341 [3 words illeg] for  Chloëon read cloiia

342. Corydalis belongs to the Sialidæ & has nothing to do with Dragon flies

344 3 lines from top for Dragon-flys read Dragon-flies

349. Culicidæ, I think the dancers are all of one sex.

378 17 lines from top for 380 11 from bottom} Th Typhæus read Typhoeus

384 2 lines from bottom for tesselatum read tessellatum

397 9 lines from top for Hypopira read Hypopyra

405 11 lines from bottom for acrœidæ read acræidæ.

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Vol. II. p. 32 3rd from bottom for Chamelion read Chameleon

5th from top} 41. for Gicristatus read G. cristatus

4th from top} 115 for mail read male

8 & 10 10-11 from bottom} 176 lines 10-11 from bottom word omitted between for hardly that. read hardly admit this & [illeg] admit in [3 words illeg]

1st from bottom} 227 Ramphaston = Rhumphastus

4th from bottom} 240 for elephus read elaphus

5th from bottom 253 for Colinsay read [illeg]? also p. 26

8th from bottom 257 for Cheviotains read Chevrotains

8th from top 260 for Callhorhinus read Callorhinus

4th from bottom 238 for debrianus read Derbianus

4th from bottom 339 for Durfur read Darfur?


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