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Describes the behaviour of a pet donkey and pig.

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Suggests hopping lizards may show the connection between reptiles and birds as proposed by Huxley.

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JLGK’s public advocacy of Darwinism brings him into numerous arguments.

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Sends paper to be published in Sydney Mail on primitive man.

Sends lists of earth [castings] made by worms [see Earthworms, p. 127],

and a catalogue of Australian Lepidoptera.

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Proud of CD’s good opinion of him. He worked in a merchant’s office in Germany for many years. Emigrated to Australia as a gold-digger and took up natural history after he was 30.

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Many insects visit Eucalyptus flowers as long as there is pollen to be seen. Asking his colleague, George Masters, to gather insects and flowers at Long Bay for CD.

Observations on wild New Guinea pig in captivity.

Will take CD’s advice to write a book.

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Letter of introduction for Mr Bradley, an expert on spiders.