From Louis Fraser 23 July 1845
Zool. Soc. Gardens
July 23, 1845
My dear Sir
Judging from single specimens I should say than Larus hæmatorhynchus was one eighth smaller than fuliginosus1
The 3 Galapagos species of Orpheus are much duskier colored than those from the continent— The continental species vary considerably in size, some running much larger & some much smaller than those from the Archipelago. Zenaida Galapagoensis is about 15 smaller than aurita
The Totanus fuliginosus is much more dusky than any other species we have in our collection— it is much the same size as other species of the genus2
The Breeding list is in progress3 Do you require the particulars of the Hybrids
I have the honor to be | My dear Sir | Your obedient Servant | Louis Fraser
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Journal of researches 2d ed.: Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN. 2d edition, corrected, with additions. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1845.
Sulloway, F. J. 1982. Darwin and his finches: the evolution of a legend. Journal of the History of Biology 15: 1–53.
Summary
Informs CD about characteristics of certain species of Galapagos birds.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-893
- From
- Louis Fraser
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Zoological Society Gardens
- Source of text
- DAR 164: 213
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 893,” accessed on 1 June 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-893.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 3
