Asks WHF to obtain photographs of skull of ox for J. L. A. Quatrefages de Bréau.
Asks WHF to obtain photographs of skull of ox for J. L. A. Quatrefages de Bréau.
Discusses having skull photographed and a cast made.
Sends photos of the niata ox skull presented by CD.
Thanks WHF for photographs [of niata ox skull]. Will tell Quatrefages de Bréau about the cast. May have the photographs copied for woodcuts to illustrate his book on variation under domestication.
Sends cheque to pay for photographs.
Discusses rudimentary sixth toe of frogs.
Thanks WHF for his very good lecture.
Encloses a query from Camille Dareste [see 7262] about the niata ox skull CD gave to the museum [of the Royal College of Surgeons].
Does not know rules for admission to museum [of the Royal College of Surgeons]. CD’s son [Francis] wishes much to inspect some of the preparations.
Asks WHF to check over some enclosed MS pages [Origin, 6th ed.?]. CD quotes some of WHF’s remarks, but should WHF not wish to be mixed with CD’s theoretic notions, CD will omit the whole paragraph.
Many think CD’s notions are "rubbish, pleasantly flavoured", like the reviewer in the Quarterly Review, who CD cannot doubt is "Mr Mivart, with bigotry arrogance illiberality & many other nice qualities".
On structure and function of the cetacean larynx.
Will strike out passage on larynx in cetaceans from his MS [of Origin, 6th ed.].
Thanks for new [6th] edition of Origin, which he read with great interest. Would welcome an edition with references to works cited.
Thanks for sending WHF’s lecture, ‘On palaeontological evidence of the modifications of animal forms’ (Flower 1873).
Sends photographs received from Mr Van der Weyde who is working with associates in Montevideo collecting fossil bones. Asks WHF’s opinion of a specimen about which they are curious.
CD intends urging them to search the Tertiary bed beneath the Pampean formation.
Identifies South American fossils in photographs sent by John Van der Weyde.
‘The pigs-foot has been dispatched to day per Rail.’
Discusses abnormal pig’s foot sent to him by CD.
Will be delighted to see WHF on 26th.
Encloses letter from R. A. Blair concerning goose with abnormal wing. Hopes WHF will look at bones.