RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Lampornis. CUL-DAR84.2.132. 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: 168.
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Lampornis - tail more diversified with 3 zones of colour & tipped with white & banded in ♀ & but not more brilliant than that of male young males resemble adult females.
Juan Fernandez H. Birds Both sexes have splendid metallic cap on Head green in one, golden red in ♂; & both are very beautiful; ♀ much more diversified than ♂
The young specimen showed gradation leading to both adult states plainly—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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