RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1858.05. Abstract of Gray, Genera of birds. CUL-DAR205.11.76. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.11 contains notes on Instinct, change in habit.

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The Collocalia troglodytes of G. R. Gray Genera of Birds Pl. 19. from Philippines makes nest of reticulated fibres as thin as human hair, resting on few fibres of roots— Another nest consists of similar fibres just agglutinated.—

The N. American Swift no doubt is that of which I have given accent from Boston Journal.—

I must not say fragments given me by G. R. Gray.

Ch. 10

Edin New Phil Jr

[Natural selection, p. 499.
Gray, George Robert. 1840. A list of the genera of birds: with their synonyma an indication of the typical species of each genus. [London:] R. and J. E. Taylor. PDF]

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