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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Schomburgk, Visit to the sources of the Takutu, etc. CUL-DAR84.2.161. 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: 43, n8: "Sir R. Schomburgk, in 'Journal of R. Geograph. Soc.' vol. xiii. 1843, p. 31."

Robert Schomburgk. 1843. Visit to the sources of the Takutu, in British Guiana, in year 1842. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 13 (March-May): 18-74.

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Sir R. Schomburgk (J. R. Geograph. Soc vol. 13 1843. p. 31) "During the breeding season bloody fights occur between the male birds; where these fights have occurred, the river is covered for some distance with feathers". Anas Moschata.

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Gallicrex. Kept for fighting

Anas moschata (beak of this)

Waterhen Phaga.

Tetrao urogallus show bloody

Amadina fighting males placed between ♀s

Humming Birds fight

Audubon fighting

p. 1 Turkey

p. 3 Picus auratus do not fight

7. Sturnus fight & than fly after ♀

8. Caprimulgus after choice males fight.

11 Tetrao cupido fight (see Richardson) fight in autumn

12 Anser candensis fight

15 Pelicans & Snipe fight

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