RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.02. Mr Brent / not much difference in the crosses between the mongrels. CUL-DAR205.7.223. 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. See Natural selection, p. 429.
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Mr Brent Feb. 56. — not much difference in the crosses between Canary the mongrels of Canary Birds & goldfinches, linnets & green-finches, except so far as colour of Canary birds differ themselves. Also 1 goldfinch out of 60 has white or black under throat. — His Hybrid canaries have never Does bred. — The Belgian Canary longer banded. —
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