RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. When there are many moults, so that adult plumage is slowly acquired. CUL-DAR84.2.152. 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
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p. 159 When there are many moults, so that adult plumage is slowly acquired, it seems that in these cases the females are more apt to gain a typical ie. masculine plumage than when male acquires it at first moult - This is directly opposed to by later - but apparently all this applies to [illeg] or variations in case where ♀ abnormally becomes like males.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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