RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868.03.24. Gould / with Marsupials. CUL-DAR83.22. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. 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 volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 286, n19: "Osphranter rufus, Gould, 'Mammals of Australia,' vol. ii. 1863."
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Gould - March 24 /68/ with marsupials male almost invariably very much larger than ♀ Marsupials seem to continue long growing.
(Very few kinds differ in colour sexually.)
(But in red Kangaroos the ♀ is blue & is called the blue doe.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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