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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Henry Kendrick Thwaites
Date:
19 May [1868]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.342)
Summary:

GHKT should not take more trouble about human expression. Discusses contraction of orbicular muscles in elephants.

Asks about colour of first plumage of breeds of Ceylon fowls in which hens alone are coloured.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer
Date:
19 May [1868]
Source of text:
Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/2)
Summary:

Thanks THF for correcting the error in Orchids.

Asks him to find out what insects visit the fly orchid and for what purpose.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project