RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Blackbird which in nest of white-fronted blackbird / Proof sheet of Variation. CUL-DAR84.2.4. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 2.2022. RN2

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).


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Blackbird which is [part] of White fronted. differs sexually - no other spec of Turdus no difference in nests.

Cinclus dome?

The ♀ Kingfisher builds in holes, but so does sand-martin, & other swallows have domed nests yet not more conspicuous than ♀ Bullfinch.

The Kitty wren alike & build domed nest Robin do as good as concealed. Passer conceals nest, yet not more conspicuous than ♀ gold-finch or whitefinch.

Nightingale & Silviæ as good as domed for well concealed in Holes.

(Red-start very different, yet builds in Holes - Taking a very broad view of all Birds certain holds good, but not close enough to be generally [illeg]

Trogon, Humming Bird species — These [illeg] though English Birds.

It wd, I think, be more difficult to find splendid ♀s with open nest — anyhow not in this country; but some Humming Birds are instances — (& Sun Birds?)

Furnarius in S. America in Holes

Opetiorhyn Pteroptochos

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