RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1868.03.22. The Horn-bill Buceros bicornis. CUL-DAR84.2.171. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. 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: 129, n42: "See also Jerdon, 'Birds of India,' vol. i. p. 243-245."

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The Horn-bill buceros bicornis in the male the inside of mouth is black, in female flesh-coloured.

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Female has a little red also round eye orbits, & the colour of iris is different.

Z. Gardens Mar 22 /68/

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