br ates ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁For th . ▁ ▁Dar win ▁and ▁Grant ▁collected ▁tiny ▁animals ▁from ▁the ▁rock ▁po ols ▁and ▁walked ▁along ▁the ▁rock y ▁shore ▁at ▁Pr eston p ans , ▁where ▁Grant ▁lived ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁at ▁W alf ord ▁House . ▁Grant ▁began ▁taking ▁Dar win ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁to ▁professor ▁Robert ▁James on ' s ▁Werner ian ▁Natural ▁History ▁Society . ▁There ▁Charles ▁saw ▁John ▁James ▁Aud ub on ▁lect uring ▁on ▁the ▁hab its ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁birds . ▁In ▁the ▁April – Oct ober ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁Edinburgh ▁New ▁Philosoph ical ▁Journal ▁edited ▁by ▁James on , ▁an ▁anonymous ▁paper ▁pra ised ▁" Mr . ▁L amar ck , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁s aga cious ▁natural ists ▁of ▁our ▁day " ▁for ▁having ▁" ex pressed ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁un ambigu ous ▁manner . ▁He ▁adm its , ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand , ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁simplest ▁inf us ory ▁animals ; ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁simplest ▁w orm s , ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁sp ont aneous ▁generation , ▁that ▁is , ▁by ▁an ▁aggreg ation ▁process ▁of ▁animal ▁elements ; ▁and ▁maintain s , ▁that ▁all ▁other ▁animals , ▁by ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁external ▁circumstances , ▁are ▁evol ved ▁from ▁these ▁in ▁a ▁double ▁series , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁grad ual ▁manner ." ▁– ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" e