RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gould, Handbook to the birds of Australia. CUL-DAR84.2.31. 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, vol. 2.
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Gould. Nests [illeg] Wallace
I. p. 340 domed - dull-coloured
362 do do
365 obscure Birds - do
383 do
do 387
389
391
8 /genera
414
{486 - sexes generally alike & beautiful & nests not domed -Meliornis
502. very beautiful – Philotus
504. Nest not cup-shaped
527. Meliphaga do. good case
535 another genus
562 do. builds on a domed nest.
Australia Bird open nest.
Monarda [illeg] (Ibis p 9 my MS)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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