RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1846.01.01. The young chickens of Black Spanish Fowl have very little plumes on them. CUL-DAR205.6.36. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. 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-DAR205.6 contains notes on embryology [pigeons].
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Fox Jun 1 4
(Embryology)
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The young chickens of Black Spanish Fowl have very little plumes on them, half-naked, especially on the neck - Fox says this always the case, no relation to old plumage.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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