RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.09.30. Cross (no 4) from Black Barb. CUL-DAR205.7.174. 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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Cross (no. 4) from Black Barb ♂ & Red Spot ♀
Black all over except some primaries & 1 secondary on one side. — on one side 2 first primaries, on other 5 first primaries black. Shoulder of wing white chequered under wing covert white— near vent some white feathers.
Eye-lid .45 in length— some little naked skin— Beak (I judge by eye) intermediate between spot & Barb — One or two white feathers on Rump.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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