RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1846.06.01. His Hybrids from common goose & Swan or China Goose. CUL-DAR205.7.209. 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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His Hybrids from common goose & Swan or China Goose (L Jenyns put it in genus Swan) differ much, some in intermediate, some very closely indeed after common goose mother & Swan-gander & some after Swan-goose— & having no other gander, within some miles there can be no doubts about it 2d impregt.
The hybrids bred with parents but not inter se.
Fox. June 1 46/
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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