RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1859-1871]. Abstract of Wallace, Ibis 1: 457. CUL-DAR84.2.126. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN2
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: 59, n44: "Bates, 'The Naturalist on the Amazons,' 1863, vol. ii. p. 284; Wallace, in 'Proc. Zool. Soc.' 1850, p. 206. A new species, with a still larger neck-appendage (C. penduliger), has lately been discovered, see 'Ibis,' vol. i. p. 457."
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Ibis Vol 1. p. 457. Refers to Wallace in Proc. Zoolog. Soc. 1850 p. 206 for Habits of Cephalopterus or umbrella bird .. at p. 114 of Ibis good figure of new & extreme species of this genus.
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Crow-like
Umbrella Bird
Anon. 1859. French publications. Ibis 1 (1): 457-458.
Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1859. [Letters dated March & 2 September 1858, Ternate]. Ibis 1 (1): 111-113, pl. III. Text
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