To W. B. Tegetmeier 8 September [1868]
Summary
Asks about the differences in colour of plumage of adult male, female, and young birds. Suggests pile game as subject.
Asks about relative proportion of sexes in ducks and fowls.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 8 Sept [1868] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.273) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6356 |
To H. B. Tristram 8 September 1868
Summary
Thanks for answers to questions, but declines loan of specimens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Baker Tristram |
| Date: | 8 Sept 1868 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Surrogate RP 9485) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6356F |
To J. D. Hooker [8–10 September 1868]
Summary
Has written to A. J. Gower.
Sends more copies of Queries about expression.
Pall Mall Gazette article [see 6342] is monstrous to say religion did not attack science. Should scientific men ignore whole subject of religion?
Sends French journal with article on JDH and one (weak) by Agassiz on geographical distribution.
M. J. Berkeley has sent his address [Rep. BAAS 38 (1868): 83–7].
CD differs with JDH on Owen; could hardly bear to shake hands with him.
Wallaces, Blyth, Jenner Weirs are coming to stay on Sunday.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [8–10 Sept 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 91–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6357 |
From Edward Blyth 8 September 1868
Summary
Thanks CD for invitation to Down.
| Author: | Edward Blyth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Sept 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 216 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6358 |
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Blyth, Edward | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
| Tristram, H. B. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Blyth, Edward | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
| Tristram, H. B. | (1) |
