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DCP-LETT-2219

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
22 Feb [1858]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 111)
Summary:

Thanks for Hewitson [British oology].

Has found more variability in birds’ nests than he expected.

Interested in WDF’s note about turkey terrified by a frog [see Natural selection, p. 488 n.].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-2229

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
28 Feb [1858]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 112)
Summary:

WDF’s nephew has forgotten to mention the most important element, whether the lizards’ eggs floated and stayed alive on sea-water.

Thanks for facts about turkeys and terrier [see Natural selection, p. 481 n.].

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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