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Gives CD some information on wills.

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Sends Field with an account of the cat show; examples of cats with three extra toes.

Sexual preference of a blue turbit.

CD did not return skull of the horned cock figured in Variation [1: 265].

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Discusses legal matters; CD’s will and setting up trusts for Henrietta Darwin’s forthcoming marriage.

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Plans to write an account of his trip to Morocco and, with John Ball, the botanical geography, for Linnean Society.

Results mainly negative; the Atlas exhibits "the dying out of European flora".

Only two or three beetles above 8000ft.

Disappointed that Canary Island species are absent from Atlas mountains; but an ocean current along Moroccan coast should help migration of Spanish, Portuguese, and Moroccan seeds to Canaries and Madeira.

Describes Lyell’s poor physical condition. Asks CD for his observations of symptoms.

Summary

He did observe that Ophrys apifera fertilised itself as CD described and O. lutea as well.

Moroccans are too civilised, taciturn, and unfriendly to make anything of them for expressions of emotions.

Moraines and negative results on Atlas alpine flora are the only points of the journey worth much.

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JJM’s Origin translation is being held up so that it can conform to the 6th English edition.

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Mammae in human males.

The role of natural selection in the development of beards and manes of animals.

Hereditary pointing in setters.

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Reports observations on expression in the blind; facial contortions and blushing.

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Chauncey Wright’s article is sound, but so obscure ARW doubts utility of printing it separately.

Gives his own detailed analysis of Mivart’s attack.

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Sends photographs of very hairy Burmese natives; suggests they may be the "missing link".

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JC offers to collect information under CD’s guidance.

Gives some notes on the colours of different horse breeds.

Mentions a wild duck that appears to be polygamous

and his observations on male ostriches with broods of young.

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The cat exhibition was a success. Asks whether the next one might be made to serve interests of science and of CD’s investigations by, for example, offering prizes for cats with special modifications or characters.

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Sorry CD allows criticisms of Darwinism to worry him.

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CD named a corresponding member of the mathematical-scientific section of the Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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Thanks CD for a letter to Galton which enabled him to get information on the inhabitants of a part of South Africa. Is trying to work up the ethnology of South Africa, but fears he will become disheartened.

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Observations on ocelli of Brahmaea certhia.

Monstrosity born to a woman – half bear, half human.

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Will send Ophrys apifera var. lutea.

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Has given CD’s name to a species of Abutilon found by Fritz Müller.

Pleased at Henrietta [Darwin]’s engagement.

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Identifies Henslow’s mouse that used tail as prehensile climbing organ as Mus messorius.

Has not seen the Quarterly Review.

Inquires after Lyell’s health.

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Reports that a humble-bee fertilised a tropical orchid in his hothouse.