RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Salvin, A fortnight amongst the sea-birds of British Honduras. CUL-DAR84.2.149. 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, n13: "Mr. Salvin noticed in Guatemala ('Ibis,' 1864, p. 375) that humming-birds were much more unwilling to leave their nests during very hot weather, when the sun was shining brightly, than during cool, cloudy, or rainy weather."
Osbert Salvin. 1864. A fortnight amongst the sea-birds of British Honduras. Ibis 6: 372-387.
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M. Salvin (Ibis 1864 p. 375) remarked that with Humming bird the female was much more unwilling to leave the open nest, during hot weather when the sun was shining than when it was cloudy & cool.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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