From C. H. Brett 1 May 1871
6, Chichester Street, | Belfast.
1, May 1871
Sir,
In yr. “Descent of man” Vol. 1 p. 260 you say “Snipes do not breed here”. Excuse me observing that they certainly do breed in Ireland for I have frequently found their nests.1
Your obedt. servt. (& instructed disciple) | Chas. H. Brett
Chas. Darwin Esq: | M.D.
CD annotations
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Corrects Descent: snipes do breed in Ireland.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7732
- From
- Charles Henry Brett
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Belfast
- Source of text
- DAR 90: 74
- Physical description
- ALS 1p †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7732,” accessed on 13 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7732.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19