From Robert Swinhoe 12 November 1862
Summary
Sends CD a specimen of the domestic pigeon of China.
Discusses a race of ducks he believes are hybrids between the Muscovy and Chinese domestic duck.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Nov 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 326 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3803 |
From Robert Swinhoe 2 December 1862
Summary
Sends CD a Chinese breed of guinea-pig. Has heard it claimed that the domestic guinea-pig will not interbreed with the wild rock cavy and that, therefore, artificial selection has formed a new species.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Dec 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 327 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3842 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 April 1863
Summary
Difference in plumage of Ardeola, a species of heron, in summer and winter. [See Descent 2: 190.]
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Apr 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 84.1: 18–19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4094 |
From Robert Swinhoe 29 July 1863
Summary
Describes the similarity in plumage changes between Japanese and Chinese birds on the one hand and British and continental birds on the other. Suggests the changes are due to the warm gulf streams around both islands.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 July 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 47: 176–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4257 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 August 1863
Summary
Sends two interesting cases: a flamingo with barnacles covering its legs
and castrated wild asses of Kutch.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Aug 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 205.2 (Letters): 253 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4268 |
From Robert Swinhoe 4 April 1864
Summary
Reports on a strange breed of sheep at Aden,
a Brazilian plant naturalised in Ceylon,
the Australian Casuarina equisetum spreading in Taiwan,
and an excrescence on wing of several thrushes of Taiwan similar to a growth on wing of a Syrian species.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Apr 1864 |
Classmark: | DAR 205.2 (Letters): 254–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4449 |
From Robert Swinhoe [before 1 October 1865?]
Summary
Reports that dogs caught in the act of sodomy have been attacked by their fellows, who mutilate the offender’s genitals.
Gives a description of the nature and occurrence of the wild Bos of Formosa.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 1 Oct 1865?] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 328 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4727 |
From Robert Swinhoe 28 March 1866
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Mar 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 329 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5041 |
From Robert Swinhoe 5 August 1867
Summary
Will do his best to get observations on expression among the Chinese.
Reports observations on hedgehogs collecting fruit with their spines.
Discusses the domestic pig of Formosa, its wild ancestors, and its capacity to breed with other races.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Aug 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 330 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5598 |
From Robert Swinhoe 4 August 1868
Summary
Discusses a domestic oriental fowl.
Is having problems getting answers to CD’s queries on expression as Chinese facial expressions are limited and controlled. Answers as well as he can. [See Expression index.]
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Aug 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 331 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6303 |
From Robert Swinhoe 16 October 1869
Summary
Has a book of photographs of Japanese that CD might be interested in for his work on expression.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Oct 1869 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 332 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6940 |
From Robert Swinhoe 2 February 1870
Summary
Sends a copy of Notes and Queries for Francis Galton, as it contains a reply to Galton’s circular on hereditary genius.
RS much refreshed by his trip to Down.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Feb 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 333 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7095 |
From Robert Swinhoe 10 February 1870
Summary
Asks who the gentleman is who is studying cattle skulls; RS has some that he would like examined.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Feb 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 334 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7102 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 March 1871
Summary
Is leaving for Ningpo; asks CD for another copy of his [Queries about expression], which he will try to answer.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 335 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7580 |
From Robert Swinhoe 26 March 1873
Summary
Discusses expression among the Chinese. Reports certain physical characters and the practice of certain unusual customs.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Mar 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 336 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8824 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 January 1874
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 337 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9242 |
From Robert Swinhoe 9 February 1874
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Feb 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 338 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9277 |
To Robert Swinhoe [September 1866]
Summary
Hooker’s lecture to BAAS ["Insular floras"] was capital,
but hears Wallace’s paper [Address to Anthropology Section, Rep. BAAS 36 (1866): 93–4] was best.
Pleased RS continues zealous work for natural history.
CD considers the report that N. American antelopes’ horns are intermediate between hollow and solid horns of ruminants to be one of the more curious facts he has lately heard of with respect to higher animals [C. A. Canfield, "On the habits of the prongbuck", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1866): 105–11].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert Swinhoe |
Date: | [Sept 1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 329r |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5202 |
To Robert Swinhoe [27 February 1867]
Summary
CD’s queries on expression as reprinted in Notes and Queries on China and Japan 1 (1867): 105.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Robert Swinhoe |
Date: | [27 Feb 1867] |
Classmark: | Notes and Queries on China and Japan 1 (1867): 105 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5423F |
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