To Hugh Falconer 5 [and 6] January [1863]
Summary
His admiration for HF’s paper on American fossil elephant.
Notes "temporary irruption of S. American forms into N. America".
Rejoices that HF has "smashed" case of Mastodon on Timor.
Shares HF’s anger at Owen.
He is eager to hear about fossil bird [Archaeopteryx].
Comments on criticisms of species theory by [Johann Andreas?] Wagner.
Describes research on fertilisation of Melastomataceae.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 5 and 6 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3901 |
To Hugh Falconer 20 [January 1863]
Summary
If jaw belongs to Archaeopteryx, it will show great peculiarity. A German author has advanced the case as argument for Origin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 20 [Jan 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3928 |
To Hugh Falconer 22 April [1863]
Summary
Good of HF to tell him about Brazilian beast. So intermediate a form is "very glorious". Must assume it is very old.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 22 Apr [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 31 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4121 |
To Hugh Falconer [25–6 August 1863]
Summary
Thanks for information about Pliocene mammal. Interested in relating process of formation to duration of the species. Oswald Heer’s view that species suddenly formed surely false.
Bad summer with much sickness. Going to Malvern [for water-cure] for a month.
Muddled over phyllotaxy and made out nothing.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | [25–6 Aug 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 32 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4277 |
To Hugh Falconer 4 [September 1863]
Summary
Sends address.
Comments on BAAS meeting at Newcastle.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 4 [Sept 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4293 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Falconer, Hugh | (5) |
