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DAR - Charles Darwin Papers
- 1 - Charles Darwin Correspondence
  - 1 - Letters from Charles Darwin to John Stevens Henslow

Ref No	DAR/1/1/21
Title	Letter from Charles Darwin, East Falkland Islands, to John Stevens Henslow
Description	Darwin is sending two more cargos to Henslow, one containing fossil remains including a Megatherium head and the skeleton of an animal. He also mentions plants and shells he has sent and new ones found. He discusses the geological observations he has made and asks for help in understanding cleavage and planes of deposition. He believes he has found a new species of ostrich and cites the differences in size, colour, nidification, and geographical distribution to the Struthio Rhea.
Date	Mar 1834
Collection Title	Charles Darwin Papers
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter of 8 folios

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