RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880.03.19. Mr Henry Forbes in a letter to Mr Moresby. CUL-DAR205.2.210. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe. 5.2022. RN1
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-DAR205.2 contains notes on means of distribution.
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Mr Henry Forbes in a letter (March 19th 1880) to Mr Moresby says that Herons at Keeling Isld build in a tree with hooked seeds, & that the birds feathers get coated with the seeds to such a degree that the proprietor of this isld says they sometimes die.—
Birds— hooked seeds
[in blue crayon:] Distribution of Seeds
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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