RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.04.20. Cock young Barb black & white Hen Fantail had 2 young. CUL-DAR205.7.169. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR205.7 contains notes on hybridism, sterility and pigeons.
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April 20/56/
Cock young Barb, black & white Hen Fantail had 2 young, both died when about 14 days old. — Both perfectly black, even claws, except 1 which had single 2 white feathers in tail — 1 middle caudal & under tail coverts
12. caudals
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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