RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. [1840]. Abstract of Montagu, Ornithological dictionary, etc. CUL-DAR205.7.194. 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.

Montagu, George. 1802-13. Ornithological dictionary; or, alphabetical synopsis of British birds. ed. by James Rennie. London. [? ed.] [Abstract in CUL-DAR205.7(2).192-8.]

Darwin recorded reading and abstracting this work in his "Books to be read" notebook Text CUL-DAR119.- :

"Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14. 1840)"

"Montagu's Ornithological Dict ed. by Rennie. well read. Pencil References at Maer".

The brown crayon number '17' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Hybridism.

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Montagus' Dict. p.  331 370. Ring pheasant a variety if not species seem, says Selby, particularly adapted to the Northern counties & have within a comparatively short time

spread over the whole of Northumberland. 17

[Natural selection, p. 438: "We have, also, indirect evidence on this head: the/94/kind of pheasant, called the ring‐necked is not uncommon in some parts of England, & is stated by Selby to have spread within a comparatively short time over nearly the whole of Northumberland. (Montagu's/95/Ornitholog. Dict. Rennies Edit. p 370)."]

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