[118] Mr. Darwin writes ("Anim. and Plants under Domestication," i., p. 78), that from the time of Aristotle to the present day, Solid-hoofed Swine have been occasionally observed in various parts of the world. Dr. Coues also says that this variety seems to be persistent in a Texas breed. See also Professor Struthers in the "Edin. New Phil. Journal," April, 1863. The two distal phalanges of the two great toes, both front and back, in the examples described by Professor Struthers, were joined together, forming a single hoof-bearing bone. The next two phalanges were separate, and sometimes kept widely apart from each other by the introduction of a special ossicle. I have been told that about the year 1827, a breed of solid-footed swine existed at or near Upwell. By some it was thought that their flesh was not good for food because they were "uncloven." Dr. Wren, in a note to Browne's _Pseudodoxia_ (book vi., chap. x.), says, "About Aug., 1625, at a farm 4 miles from Winchester, I beheld with wonder a great heard of swine, whole-footed, and taller than any other that ever I sawe." Our nerites or neritæ are litle ones [_see Note 83_]. I queried whether you had dentalia [_see Note 83_] becaus probably you might haue met with them in england. I neuer found any on our shoare butt one brought mee a few small ones with smooth with [_sic_] small shells from the shoare. I shall inquire further after them. Urtica marina minor Johnst. tab. xviii. [_see Note 90_] haue found more than once by the sea side. The hobby and the merlin would not bee omitted among hawkes the first coming to us in the spring the other about the autumn. Beside the ospray wee have a larger kind of agle, calld an erne [_see Note 3_]. I haue had many of them. Worthy deare Sr, if I can do anything farther wch may bee seruiceable unto you you shall ever readily co[=m]and my endeauours; who am, Sr, Your humble & very respectfull seruant, THO. BROWNE. _Febr 6 [1668-9.]_ _Norwich._ No. VI. [MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. MS. SLOANE 1847, FOL. 198.] [This volume contains a Miscellaneous collection, mostly letters to his son Edward, and some to "Tom." The following (as all in the volume) is on letter-sized paper, 7-1/2 × 6 in.] Worthy Sr [_Fol. 198._] Though I writ vnto you last monday. yet hauing omitted some few things wch I thought to have mentioned I am bold to giue you this trouble so soone agayne haue you putt in a sea fish calld a bleak [_see Note 74_] a fish like an herring often taken with us and eat butt a more lanck & thinne & drye fish. The wild swanne or elk [_see Note 8_] would not bee omitted, [here _crossed out_] being co[=m]on in hard winters & differenced from [the _crossed out_] our River swanns by the Aspera Arteria. [See also pp. 80 and 83 _infra_.]