RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1856.05.10. I think the 4 Pouter-Fans. CUL-DAR205.7.228. 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.
The brown crayon number '17' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Hybridism.F.T.= fan-tail.
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I think the 4 Pouter-Fans have taken more after P. than F.T. in size, general form. I have seen the cocks pouting: they clap wings in flight— but tail-feathers are more displayed than in Pouters. In colours more often F.T.
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