RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. 2 youngish from Pouter-Fan x Fan-Pouter. CUL-DAR205.7.188. 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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2 [youngish] from Pouter-Fan X Fan-Pouter. Both feathered legged
One white all over 14 caudals
The other white with 1 or 2 little black feather on head & on back. — 2 or 3 brown ones on one wing-covert— Tail dark! outer caudals on each side white — it is outer ends of caudal which are dark — upper tail coverts black. — One caudal — in middle divided & gave rise to 1/2 feathers
only 12 caudals. —
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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