Copy of Duchenne [see 7089] has not arrived; CD is concerned that it may be lost.
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Copy of Duchenne [see 7089] has not arrived; CD is concerned that it may be lost.
Finds Academy contains valuable matter for his work.
Descent progresses slowly – will not be ready for press for several months.
Has sent off specimens of Virgularia but fears they are in bad state. He could not find his dried specimens. Encloses notes that can be relied upon but may be of little use.
Also encloses a memorandum for Prof. K. G. Semper.
CD thinks Alcide d’Orbigny may have given name of Virgularia patagonica.
CD enjoyed RAvK’s recent visit [see 7164].
Appreciation of eulogy in preface of ARW’s book [Theory of natural selection].
Thanks TTTT for his study of European spiders [On European spiders Part 1 (1869–70)] which bases its classification system on the theory of evolution.
Thanks StGJM for prompt answer correcting inaccuracies in CD’s notes on StGJM’s opinions. Expects "universal disapprobation" when he publishes Descent.
Is much obliged for information [about rabbits?].
Discusses the reasons for inserting questions on consanguineous marriages in the forthcoming Census.
On amount of modification and lines of descent in determining the position in man.
Reference to StGJM’s article "On the appendicular skeleton of the primates" Phil. Trans. R. Soc. [157 (1867): 299–430],
and his [and James Murie’s] article on lemurs ["On the anatomy of Lemuroidea"] Trans. Zool. Soc. [7 (1872): 1–114].