To Charles Lyell 14 August [1863]
Summary
Congratulates CL on finding Arctic shells.
Comments on paper by E. B. Hunt ["On the origin, growth, substructure and chronology of the Florida reef", Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 35 (1863): 197–210].
Mentions J. D. Dana’s health.
George Bentham’s statement on species [Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. (1863): xi–xxix].
Praises Bates’s book [Naturalist on the river Amazons (1863)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 14 Aug [1863] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.296) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4267 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 August 1863
Summary
Sends two interesting cases: a flamingo with barnacles covering its legs
and castrated wild asses of Kutch.
| Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Aug 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.2 (Letters): 253 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4268 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Swinhoe, Robert | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Swinhoe, Robert | (1) |
