From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
20 Oct [1856]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 99)
Summary:
Has taken birds with seeds in crops to Zoological Society and fed them to eagles and owls. Pellets with seeds in perfect condition were "thrown up" in 18 and 16 hours, showing an effective means of distribution.
Asks WDF to write to his nephew in Jamaica to try experiments with floating lizards’ and snakes’ eggs in sea-water, to see if they survive.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project