RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gould, Birds of Great Britain. CUL-DAR84.2.136-137. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and 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).
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Gould's Birds of Grt Britain
Phalaropus fulicarius - ♀ is both larger & during "summer more gaily attired then ♂"- according to Steenstrup the duty of incubation is performed by male alone & this shown by state of nest during the breeding season — Difference [seasonal] slight - Head of ♀ dark, tints brighter.
P. hyperboreum sexes differ in same way
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The B. of Gr Britain
Eudromias morinellus
The males certainly assist the ♀s in the incubation- but ♀s also attend to the young & are anxious about them
F is Heavier & larger than ♂ & more richly coloured but difference is slight
Gould, John. 1873. The birds of Great Britain. 5 vols. London: Taylor & Francis. (Issued in 25 parts, 1863-1873)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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