From J. Burningham1 [10 September 1858?]2
Sir
I have examined the ants nest o⟨ ⟩ ⟨ ⟩ high ground but did not find any yellow ones— thare whare a grate many eggs b⟨u⟩t saw a very few ants either in the nest or on the outside the ceasd to carry eggs in about a week after you left3 and soon after deserted that Part altogeather I mean the ⟨2 or 3 words missing⟩ is not ⟨1 word missing⟩ a⟨n⟩t to ⟨be⟩ seen those ⟨1 word missing⟩ yellow ⟨ ⟩s under the ⟨ ⟩ dont seem to have been disturbed the ants on the high ground have not collected any rubbish for a nest.
I know ⟨a⟩n Hor⟨ne⟩ts nest near the Caves4 in an hollow tree part of it is quite open
Yours Obediently | J Burningham
Footnotes
Summary
Reports his observations on an ants’ nest.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4891
- From
- James Burningham
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- unstated
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 186 (fragile)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp damaged †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4891,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4891.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13 (Supplement)
