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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
6 Feb [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Would welcome eggs of any rumpless fowl so that he can investigate how early in development rudimentary organs are rudimentary.

Has not noticed much difference between skeletons of ducks.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
11 Feb [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

CD is sending two pairs of Persian fowl, from Hon. C. Murray.

Thanks WBT for various offers: a drake, a young silk fowl, a rumpless chick.

The German pouters are not old-fashioned ones but fancy birds, probably crosses since they do not breed true.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
18 Feb [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Has some fowls from Sir James Brooke, which WBT might like to display at Zoological Society.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
12 [May 1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Accepts a dozen eggs of rumpless Polands. Having so many enables him to see whether the breed "comes true".

Asks what colour turbits have dark tails – "it is just the class of facts which interest me".

Do fowls when crossed throw odd and unexpected colours like pigeons?

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
18 May [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Lists pigeons and poultry he is forwarding to WBT.

Wants details of WBT’s Poultry book [1856–7]

and is anxious to purchase his long-winged runt.

Thanks him for help and information on fowl crosses.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
[18 June 1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Is glad WBT is investigating "the tail question"; hopes he will work out "down & colour point". Is much interested in runts, which seem to vary more than other breeds.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
23 June [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

CD anxious to examine rumpless chick 24 hours before hatching.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
25 [June 1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Needs only one nearly-hatched chick.

Has all published numbers of Poultry book [1856–7].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
[19 July 1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Has acquired some runts. Thanks WBT for information. Lists pigeons he is sending.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
27 July [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Arrangements for delivery of pigeons and poultry to Down.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
29 Sept [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Will collect no more pigeons. Is awaiting Burmese fowls’ skins coming via Berlin.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
21 Nov [1857]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

When he has reviewed his work, he will give up pigeons and will probably give them away next summer. Wants a few Malay eggs in the spring.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project