Has sent a note of his titular condition to the printer. Has been busy with a series of lectures on development.
Has sent a note of his titular condition to the printer. Has been busy with a series of lectures on development.
Has written to Royal College of Surgeons, exactly as RO recommended, concerning disposition of his South American fossil bones. He fixed on the British Museum, rather than Paris, to receive plaster casts, because he was on board a King’s ship. Suggests RO propose another set for Paris, where they would be more useful than at BM. Has scarcely begun unpacking his cases.
Dissected beak of Rhynchops shows no extensive innervation. But beak may nevertheless be a sensitive organ of touch as CD suggests.
Sends remaining proofs of RO’s description of Toxodon [Fossil Mammalia] and a revise of first part. Will Owen want a second revise? CD has made "plenty of remarks".
Sends RO a box of fossils from William Darwin Fox, from the Isle of Wight.
Sends perfect revise of "Toxodon" [Fossil Mammalia] which he has read and marked.
CD sorry RO is not well and fears work on Macrauchenia may have contributed. Thinks new name very good. Other details concerning publication [of Zoology, pt 1, no. 1].
Would like to call upon RO to discuss the last engravings sent by George Scharf. CD assumes that the revise of Toxodon [see 395] was received.
Express their concern that the offer for sale to the British Museum, by G. A. Mantell and Thomas Hawkins, of two valuable collections, has been declined.
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Delighted by RO’s discussion in this sheet. RO should return revises to printer and get remaining ones.
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Thanks CD effusively [for Journal of researches] – "the most delightful book in my collection".
Asks RO whether he has any MS [of Fossil Mammalia, no. 4] ready and to see that the plates are finished.
Sends a proof title page and asks RO to send a list of plates and contents [of Fossil mammalia] to the printer, Mr Stewart.
Sends elephant tooth from Africa. Suggests it may be interesting in light of his [mistaken] memory of Cuvier’s opinion about tusk brought from Peru by Humboldt.
CD and [Emma Darwin] are invited to "a holiday musical evening".
Informs Owen of the fossil finds of F. J. Muñiz in south America.
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