RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. The short-faced & long faced Tumblers. CUL-DAR205.6.51. 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].

The brown crayon number '12' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Embryology.


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The short-faced & long faced Tumblers have diverged f Tumbler,

[annotated sketch]

When we put horned Bull to Hornless cow & horned calf the

[Six family tree sketches for various pigeon breeds. Not transcribed.]

Generally as Selection is slow & much is required, the most diverse form will have branched off soonest

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