RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Jerdon, Birds of India. CUL-DAR84.2.162. 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: 185.

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Embryological Resemblance Birds

Jerdon B. of I.  Introduct. p. XXIX- in certain closely allied & resplendent species of Indian Cuckoos (the sexes are alike) the adult differ considerably in colour, whilst the young cannot be distinguished.

Also case from Swinhoe – Birds of Formosa. Ibis p 44 on Discrurus - in which ♀ does not get [illeg]

very good cases

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