RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Birds / Galapagos / colours. CUL-DAR84.1.171b. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. 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).
Unfortunately Darwins handwriting in this note is largely illegible.
171b
Birds
Galapagos when on Beagle I was more struck with absence of bright colours (except in rare cases) in Birds insects & flowers.— One wd allude to illeg- (see [illeg])- Pelicans- [illeg] a [illeg] the [illeg] [illeg] isld & -
Yet another island with few Birds & is dry can male of every birds in Galapagos (see to this) are black — Can the [illeg] of sundry object [illeg] [illeg] ??
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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