RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1841.09. Gould showed me many beautiful representative species. CUL-DAR205.3.90. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR205.3 contains notes on distribution of animals.

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Sept. 1841. Gould showed me many beautiful representative species – (N.B. no Barriers in Australia) -two species meet in S. Australia (like my ostriches), one being otherwise peculiar to W & other to East - Of the bird that builds passages & collects feathers & bone (like Bizcacha) there are representative species, whose architecture varies a little - Is it mere preoccupation?

= The groups are regularly coloured =

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1. 314 ESE of Tring

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