RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1869.02.19. Antelopes. CUL-DAR83.9. 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: 288-289.
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Feb 19th Antelopes Z. G. 1869
Ant cervicapra male very dark; f. fawn coloured so sexes v. distinct; but the young male cannot be distinguished from the female. The colour changes periodically f. hornless Portax picta young male cannot be distinguished from young f; the distinction in colour begins about 12 months old.
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