Specifies pigeons in which he is interested. Has become almost more interested in rabbits than anything else.
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Specifies pigeons in which he is interested. Has become almost more interested in rabbits than anything else.
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?
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.
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.
CD anxious to examine rumpless chick 24 hours before hatching.
Needs only one nearly-hatched chick.
Has all published numbers of Poultry book [1856–7].
Has acquired some runts. Thanks WBT for information. Lists pigeons he is sending.
Arrangements for delivery of pigeons and poultry to Down.
Will collect no more pigeons. Is awaiting Burmese fowls’ skins coming via Berlin.
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.
Has received Burmese fowls’ skins from Walter Elliot.
CD will go over his pigeon MS and then dispose of all his birds. Has Burmese fowls’ skins if WBT is interested.
"Excessively" interested in theory of bees’ cell formation.
Fears few of his pigeons will be of any use to WBT.
Hopes WBT will describe foreign poultry breeds.
Inquires about the structure and formation of bees’ comb; is interested in seeing its form at the commencement of building.
Hopes to begin pigeon MS in a week.
Has lately been working on bees’ cells and wishes very much to examine a cylindrical one.
Discusses bees’ cells. Wants hive and swarm; would be glad to have WBT’s box with commenced cells. "I am partly a disciple of Waterhouse, but not wholly."
Thanks for hive.
Has started [writing up] pigeons and hopes to have finished with them in a week or two.
Death in family [Charles Waring Darwin]. Illness of children forces him to leave home and interrupt work on pigeons.
Has finished with and is disposing of his pigeons.
Invites WBT to Down; would like to see his bees’ cells.
Ask some questions on pigeons.
Remarks on the discussion of bees’ cells at the Leeds BAAS meeting. CD fancies he has the true theory with regard to their construction.