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The Dates of Letters to and from Darwin's Correspondents Are Listed In Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-85931-8 — The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin , Edited by Frederick Burkhardt , James Secord , The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project Index More Information INDEX The dates of letters to and from Darwin’s correspondents are listed in the Biographical register and index to correspondents and are not repeated here. Darwin’s works are indexed under the short titles used throughout this volume and listed in the bibliography. Abrus precatorius: correlated colour variation, & Ahmednagar, India: H.N.B. Erskine living at, n. &n. Acacia horrida: caterpillars mimicking thorns of, Aigoceros equinus (roan antelope), & n. &n.,n. Aigoceros leucophæus( Hippotragus leucophaeus , blue acclimatisation of species, & n. & nn. buck), & n. &, , & n. Aigoceros niger (sable antelope): coat colour, & Acclimatization Society of New Zealand, n. n. Adams, John Couch, & n. Aira caryophyllea: W.M. Canby sends specimen to Adams Express Company, & n. A. Gray, Adderley, Shropshire: A. Corbet, rector, n. alae, & n. Adenanthera pavonina: CD thanks F. M¨ullerfor seeds, Alexandria, Egypt: destruction of library, & & n. ; dispersal of seeds, & n. , n. – & & nn. – , & nn. alpacas: origin, & n. & ; seeds destitute of pulp, & n. ; alpine floras: absent from Canary Islands, & whether an introduced species, & n. n. Adirondack mountains, United States: Prunus Amarantaceae (Amaranthaceae), & n. , & pensylvanica in, & n. n. Adoxa, & nn. & American Journal of Science and Arts: A. Gray a Adrena: pollination of Cypripedium by, & n. contributor, & n. ; A. Gray, paper on A¨eranthus:F.M¨uller’s observations of, & n. pollination ofCypripedium , n. Aeria eurimedia. See Ithomia eurimedia Amphichthys cryptocentrus (Bocon toadfish), n. , African people: criteria of beauty, – & n. nn. – ; effects of extreme fear on, – ; Amphiglottis,&n. expression of emotion, – & n. & n. , amphioxus: A.O. Kovalevsky, paper on larval – & n. , – & nn. – & n. , stages, & n. &n. Amphithalea,&n. Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary: and L. Agassiz, A Anacamptis pyramidalis. See Orchis pyramidalis journey to Brazil,n. Anagallis,&n .,&n . Agassiz, Louis: and E.C.C. Agassiz, A journey to Anas brachyptera (Falkland steamer duck), & Brazil, n. ; emigration from Switzerland to n. United States, n. ; lectures criticised in Anas cinerea (logger-headed goose), & n. Nation, & n. , & n. , & Anderson, John Anderson, & & n. ; n. ; lectures on glaciation in Brazil, & n. , blotched Breadalbane ash, & n. & nn.–, & n., &n.; Anderson, Thomas: Calcutta botanic garden, opposition to CD’s theories, n. , & n. , superintendent, & n. ; seeks information on domesticated animals, Anderson, William, & n. , & n. &n. Anderson-Henry, Isaac:Arabis cross, & Ahaetulla dispar. See Tragops dispar n. , & n. , & n. , & nn. & ; © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-85931-8 — The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin , Edited by Frederick Burkhardt , James Secord , The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project Index More Information Index Anderson-Henry, Isaac, cont. Apterix owenii (kiwi): skeleton in Canterbury Mu- CD’s opinion of his experiments, & n. ; seum, New Zealand, & n. changing colour of calceolaria, n. ; cross- Aquilegia alpina: F.E. Kitchener sends specimen to ing of hardwood plants, & n. ; eulogy of CD, CD, & n. , ; forwards CD’s letter to R. Arabian Nights: E.W. Lane’s translation, – & Traill, – & nn. & ; B. de Maillet, Tel- nn. & liamed, & n. , & n. , & n. ; Arabis blepharophylla: hybrid, & n. , n. , offers CD C. White’s book on gradation of an- & n. , & nn. & imal features, – & nn. , & ; paper on Arabis soyeri: hybrid, & n. , & n. , hybridisation, & n. , & n. ; Rhodo- & n. , & nn. & dendron cross, & n. , & n. , n. arachnids:Zoological Record , W.S. Dallas writes Angraecum eburneum: CD sends specimens to Royal reports and abstracts on, n. Botanic Gardens, Kew, n. Arbutus unedo (strawberry-tree): collection of fruit by Angraecum sesquipedale: predicted insect pollinator, hedgehogs, & nn. – , & n. xxv, & n. , & & nn. & Archiv f¨ur Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche &n. Medizin: C. Gegenbaur, paper on copepods, animal magnetism, & n. & n. , & n. ; J.P. M¨uller, editor, animals: effect of captivity on shape of skeleton, &n .,&n . – & n. ; C. White’s book on gradation of Ardeotis nigriceps( Otis edwardii , great Indian bustard): features in, – & nn. – secondary sexual characteristics, & n. Annales du Mus´eum d’Histoire Naturelle: A.P. de Arenaria interpres. See Strepsilas interpres Candolle, paper onDrusa , & n. Argyll, th duke of.See Campbell, George Douglas Annelida: coloration, & n. Aristolochia: F. Hildebrand’s paper on fertilisation Anomia ephippium (crow oysters): F.T. Buckland, of, & n. article inLand and Water , & n. Aristotle: and principle of natural selection, & Anser ægyptiaca (Egyptian goose), & n. , n. &n. Arran, th earl of.See Gore, Philip Yorke Anseranas melanoleuca (magpie goose), & n. Arthropoda: A. Dohrn’s studies of, – & nn. – , Anseranas semipalmata. See Anseranas melanoleuca & nn. – & – antelopes: sexual differences, & n. Ascension Island: insects, & n. Anthocharis cardamines (orange-tip butterfly): whether ascidians: A.O. Kovalevsky, paper on larval stages, sexual selection operates in, & n. xvii, & n. Antilope cervicapra (blackbuck): coat colour, & Asclepiadaceae: R. Brown, paper on, n. ; n. fertilisation, & n. , & n. , & n. ; Antilope gutturosa. See Procapra gutturosa pollination, & n. , n. ; resemblances Antirrhinum: growing in Calcutta, – to orchids, & n. , & n. ants: differently sized mandibles, n. ash: grafted, n. .See also blotched Breadalbane Anubis baboon. See Papio anubis ash apes: canine teeth of anthropoid, & Aspasia lunata: self-fertility, n. ; expression of emotion, & nn. – ; asses: reported hybrid of ass and bull, & n. , resemblances to humans, & nn. & &n. aphids, & nn. & ; example of reversion, Athenæum: advertisement for Variation , & n. , &n. n. ; books sold with pages uncut, – & Aphis hederae (ivy aphid): preferred food source, nn. – & n. , & n. &n. Australia: expression of emotion among Aborigi- Aphis ilicis (holly aphid): preferred food source, nal peoples, – & nn. & , & nn. &n. & – & nn. – , & n. , n. , Apiaceae.See Umbelliferae & n. ; introduced species, & nn. & , apple: dispersal of seeds, , &n. D. Appleton & Co.: statement of sales ofOrigin , autogeny.See spontaneous generation &n. Avecida cuculoides. See Baza cuculoides © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-85931-8 — The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin , Edited by Frederick Burkhardt , James Secord , The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project Index More Information Index axis deer,Axis axis . See Cervus axis Bartlett, Abraham Dee, n. , & n. ; Aylmer, Isabella Elinor: article on Chillingham bower-birds, preference for brightly coloured cattle, & n. , & n. objects, & n. ; cited by CD, n. , Ayres, Philip Burnard, & n. n. ;Tringa -like birds in Aquarium, & n. , Azores: European birds visiting, & n. , –&n. & n. ; flora, & n. , & Bates, Henry Walter, & n. ; ants, differently n. ; F. Du C. Godman sends CD papers on sized mandibles, n. ; CD’s visit to, fauna and flora of, & nn. – n. , n. ; and colourful caterpillars, & n. , & n. , & n. ; mimetic Babington, Charles Cardale: CD seeks Hieracium butterflies, – & n. – ; The naturalist on specimens for C.W. von Nageli,¨ & n. , the river Amazons, & n. , & n. ; paper & n. ; illness, & n. on Heliconidae, & nn. & – ; sexual Backhouse, James: monograph onHieracium , ornamentation in insects, – & nn. – , &n. – & n. , & n. Bacon, Francis: quoted by CD, & n. batrachians: not found on oceanic islands, n. ; Baer, Karl Ernst von: criteria of ‘advancement’ of sexual differences, & n. organism, n. bats, & nn. – bagworms.See Psychidae Baza cuculoides (African cuckoo-hawk), n. Baird, Spencer Fullerton: CD’s queries about Baza subcristata reinwardii,n. expression, n. , – & nn. – HMSBeagle : R. FitzRoy, commander, n. ; Baker, John Gilbert:Hieracium , publications and voyage, n. , n. , n. , n. , n. , collections, & n. ; and W.J. Hooker, Synop- n. , & n. sis filicum, & n. ; paper on Hymeno- bearskin: gift to CD, , & n. , & n. , phylae, & n. ; Royal Botanic Gardens, &n., &n. Kew, assistant in herbarium, & n. , n. bears: Asiatic black (Ursus thibetanus ), – & Baker, Samuel White, & n. n. Bakewell, Robert: stock-improver, & n. Beaton, Donald: production of dwarf Pelargonium Balanus balanoides,n. plants, n. balsam. See Impatiens beauty: CD’s views, n. , nn. – , n. , Baltard, Louis-Pierre: and J.-G. Legrand, study of & n. ; criteria among Africans, – work of C. Le Brun, & n. & nn. – ; functions, G.D. Campbell’s views, Banks, Joseph, & n. , & n. xxiii, xxiv, & n. , & nn. – , banteng. See Bos sondiacus &n . Baptisia villosa() Baptisia cinerea ,& n. Bechstein, Johann Matthaus:¨ spurs absent in barasingha. See Cervus duvauceli gallinaceous birds, & n. Barber, Mary Elizabeth: sends CD information on Beck, John, n. expression of emotion among Africans, – Becker, Lydia Ernestine: ‘Climbing
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