RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Dieffenbach, Travels in New Zealand. CUL-DAR205.3.101. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR205.3 contains notes on distribution of animals.
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[in margin:] Geological Distribution
Dieffenbach 1. p 90 — Neomorpha crassirostris - male & female quite different beaks at base two wattles, a peculiarity of structure common to several birds (S genera) in New Zealand
Is this from descent or external pecularities.
Dieffenbach, Ernst. 1843. Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. 2 vols. London: John Murray.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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