CD has followed Lyell’s advice and avoided controversy over Origin but encourages BDW to attack S. H. Scudder and others who argue foolishly or misquote him.
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CD has followed Lyell’s advice and avoided controversy over Origin but encourages BDW to attack S. H. Scudder and others who argue foolishly or misquote him.
On various subjects: Dana’s misquotations,
H. J. Clark’s book Mind in nature [1865],
BDW’s Cynips experiments, galls,
Balbiani’s paper on aphids ["Sur la reproduction et l’embryogénie des pucerons", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 62 (1866): 1231–4, 1285–9, 1390–4].
Claus and other Germans testing CD’s views of variability in common lower animals.
Balbiani’s puzzling observations on Aphis.
On the "bullae" as constant, regular generic characters in Hymenoptera. Disagrees with Louis Jurine ["Observations sur les ailes des hyménoptères", Mem. Accad. Sci. Torino 24 (1820): 177–214].
On H. A. Dubois’ attack on "Darwin, Huxley and Lyell"
and H. J. Clark’s Mind in nature [1865].
BDW’s work [on Cynipidae].
Says Jacob W. Velie wants to exchange birds’ skins with European naturalist.
Comments on meaning of "Darwinism".
Encloses papers from Practical Entomologist.
Discusses Ornithorhynchus paradoxus
and his paper on willow galls.
Mentions human skull found in California.