From Alfred Newton 30 October 1865
Summary
CD need not apologise for not writing a testimonial for him. He knows comparative anatomy, although he has confined his publication to ornithology. Agrees that with a few members of the University a recommendation from CD would be harmful.
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4927 |
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To Fritz Müller 23 May 1866
Summary
Thanks for information on orchids
and facts on coastal flora and fauna.
Asks FM to look out for dimorphic aquatic and marsh plants.
Has read pamphlets "in our favour" by Carl v. Nägeli and Oscar Schmidt.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 23 May 1866 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5097 |
From Alfred Newton 21 January 1867
Summary
Suggests that, in some birds, plumage of males is less colourful than that of females; the reason is that the males perform the duties of incubation [see Descent 2: 204 n.].
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 22–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5374 |
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- … 1865, pp. 542, 543, & 1866, pp. 131, 403, 405. As to your enquiry respecting the Swans I am sorry to say I have no information to give, nor do I know where you could obtain any except perhaps from M r . Samuel Gurney— Trusting that some of the foregoing statements may be of use to you, and assuring you that it gives me great pleasure to write to you, | I remain, | Yours very truly | Alfred Newton C. Darwin, …
Author
| Newton, Alfred | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Newton, Alfred | (2) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
