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From J. J. Weir [before 30 May 1868]
Summary
Reversion of tamed animals to wild behaviour.
| Author: | John Jenner Weir |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 30 May 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5748 |
To J. J. Weir 30 May [1868]
Summary
Glad to have JJW’s opinion on nest-building. Wallace’s view [that skill is learned] is opposed to many facts.
Asks JJW about birds and their behaviour.
Wants information on the first plumage of different breeds of canaries.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 30 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center (Joseph Halle Schaffner collection box 1, folder 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6215 |
From Hugh Browne 30 May 1868
Summary
Is reading CD’s instances of inherited peculiarities of eye [Variation 2: 8–10]. Gives cases of colour-blindness of males in his family.
| Author: | Hugh Browne |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 May 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 329 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6216 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Browne, Hugh | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Weir, J. J. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Weir, J. J. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Weir, J. J. | (2) |
| Browne, Hugh | (1) |
