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From:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Nov 1873
Source of text:
DAR 171: 250
Summary:

Has been studying Origin and other works. Has lectured on the subject and would like to send some of his conclusions if CD is willing.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
2 [Dec] 1873
Source of text:
DAR 171: 249
Summary:

Discusses variation and selection in Harz canaries.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Dec 1873
Source of text:
DAR 171: 251
Summary:

Thanks CD for book.

Mentions controversy involving Haeckel.

Describes his lectures on Darwinism.

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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
Date:
19 Dec 1873
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.433)
Summary:

Discusses speech of parrots and starling. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 85 n.]

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From:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
26 Mar 1878
Source of text:
DAR 171: 252
Summary:

Describes hereditary defect in ear muscle.

Discusses influence of wet nurse on infant.

Describes talking starlings.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau
Date:
28 Mar 1878
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.532)
Summary:

Does not believe that nature of milk can affect character of child.

Facts about starling very curious, but CD now absorbed by vegetable physiology. Not likely to attend to animal minds again.

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