# Mr. Hudson — The Origin of Species character guide

> Mr. Hudson in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Hudson

**First appearance:** 0057-viii-instinct

## Who they are

A naturalist who observed birds and instincts in South America.

## In the story

### [On the Origin and Transition of Organic Beings with Peculiar Habits and Structure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-origin-and-transition-of-organic-beings-with-peculiar-habits-and-structure)

Referenced for observations on the woodpecker Colaptes campestris in certain districts.

### [Inherited Changes of Habit or Instinct in Domesticated Animals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/inherited-changes-of-habit-or-instinct-in-domesticated-animals)

Cited for observations on cat instincts and inherited tendencies.

### [Instincts of the Cuckoo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/instincts-of-the-cuckoo)

Observed Molothrus badius and Molothrus bonariensis, noting gradation in parasitic instincts.

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