RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Measure length of tail. CUL-DAR84.2.111. 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: 166.
William Reeves (b. 1814/15) was a local gamekeeper, apparently employed by John Lubbock. See Descent 2: 103.
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Measure length of tail in ♀ of Reeves =? Pheasant. I know the length in ♂ "attains the astonishing length of (6 feet or) 72 inches." (p. 123)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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