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Reports on the effects of inbreeding in dogs and the results of crossing Canada and common geese.

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Recommends that CD visit Dr MacLeod’s [hydropathic] establishment near Ilkley.

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Gives directions to CD’s daughter’s [Anne’s] grave.

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Would like to come to Down to visit.

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Fox hopes to see CD in London in November.

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Congratulates CD on the Copley Medal.

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Thanks CD for his Lythrum paper [Collected papers 2: 106–31].

Tells of the birth of his 16th child. Has five grandchildren.

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His second son [C. W. Fox] has a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford.

[Isolated fragments only.]

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Is looking for CD’s book [Variation]; does not know whether it is yet published.

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Wants to know whether Variation is published and how the other book [CD’s proposed volume on variation in nature] is going.

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Pairing habits of birds: polygamy among ducks and canaries.

Information on the proportion of sexes in fowls and other birds.

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Congratulates [G. H. Darwin] on being Second Wrangler.

Thanks CD for Variation.

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Hybrid geese.

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Regrets he cannot get to Down.

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Discusses deafness in white cats. Every blue-eyed, white cat WDF has known has been deaf.

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Thanks CD for a recent letter.

Reports on his health, which has been bad for 12 months.

Sends extracts of works on domestication.

Discusses the pairing of various birds; comments on the pugnacity of partridges, pheasants, male guinea-fowl, and peacocks.

Gives proportions of sexes in pheasants.

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Hybrid geese.

Proportions of sexes in sheep and cattle.

Pairing habits of crows.

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Hopes CD is coping with the very hard winter.

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Has heard of CD’s forthcoming book [Descent] from J. D. Hooker.

Leaves next week for winter quarters in Sandown.

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Has heard "sad tales" about CD’s forthcoming book [Descent]; does not think even CD can persuade him his ancestors were apes.