Darwin, C. R. Wallace A.R `Travels': [various]. CUL-DAR84.2.151. Edited by John van Wyhe (<em>The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online</em>, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1869-1871]. A. R. Wallace, Travels: [birds of Malay Archipelago]. CUL-DAR84.2.151. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, corrected and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2011. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the 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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Wallace Travels Vol. I p. 428 ~~Pigeon~~ Parrot with racket tail: p. 468 Kingfisher do. —

Vol. 2 p. 150 ~~♀ Casuarius said to sit on eggs. —~~

— p. 252 — ~~Birds of Paradise — dancing parties — description of. —~~

~~390~~ ~~Description of Paradisea apoda~~

✔ ~~394 do of P. papuana. Difference of females gr. than ♂s~~

399 curious oder of development of plumes.

405. on sp. with bare cobalt-blue skin on Head. —

406 Black Paradise, but note colours and reflections

420 about 17 sp. (18) known in the group. — Certainly the most wonderful & diversified ornaments of any Birds —

Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1869. The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and Nature. London: Macmillan and Co. [inscribed] CUL-DAR.LIB.651 vol. 1. Text PDF vol. 2. Text PDF

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)