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The Ibis Vol. 2. 1860 Sexual Selection

p. 39. Mr Salvin says that the males alone of Campylopterus rufus have the remarkably strong shafts to the primaries. Does not know the use.

[Campylopterus hemileucurus, i. 307.]

p. 137 Mr Powys says that the sexes of the Chaffinch keep apart in Corfu & Epirus "& the females are by far the most numerous"

[Powys, Mr., on the habits of the chaffinch in Corfu, i. 307.]

p 206 Mr Gurney the male of Podica patersii has light reddish brown eye. In female, whitish brown. Female much smaller than male. Male apparently assumes when breeding dark lead-colour to its throat.

p 211. Mr Ayres says that Vidua axillaris come in spring in large flights, & afterwards pair. "In these flights there seem to be generally a far greater number of females than males, & I strongly suspect polygamy is much practised amongst them"

[Vidua axillaris, i. 269.]

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Ibis Vol 2. 1860 Sexual Selection

p 259. "Mr O. Salvin notes on the Humming birds of Guatemala" Remarks that it is "somewhat strange that the localities in which I have worked shd have been, with few exceptions, those in which the males most abound"

p 265. The hen-bird of Thaumastura henicura "seem to have the entire duty of rearing the young, as I never once saw the male near the place."

344 Mr Powys says that Ruff in Ionian Is "seems to have some invincible attraction for bright colours, & will dart down to a bright-coloured handk. regardless of repeated shots.

[p. 111, n14: The 'Ibis,' vol. ii. 1860, p. 344.]

347. I see there is a Ciconia alba & nigra. mem. Swans.

[Birds of Paradise]

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The Ibis Vol. 3. –1861. Sexual selection

129. Mr Gurney on Birds of Natal, Spizaetus coronatus, the sexes are alike in plumage both when immature & adult; but there seems a great difference between the mature & adult plumage. Andrew Smith mistakes. His plate 40 gives the immature state & pl. 41. really gives adult state.

Polygamy

p. 133 Do - The chera progne or progne widow-bird is gregarious, there being perhaps one or two males to 20 or 30 females.

In Dec. & Jan. males assume their gaudy plumage & their flight in consequence heavy. Shed their tails in March, when males are brown like females, but have a red patch on the wing.

[p. 84, n77: […] On the Vidua, 'Ibis,' vol. iii. 1861, p. 133. […]]

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Ibis Vol 3 1861 - Sexual Selection

p. 175 Mr Leycester on Menura Alberti. Says he never saw more than a pair together but some assert they are polygamous.

They seem to have play-grounds - They mock all other sounds. "While singing they spread their tails over their heads like a Peacock & droop their wings to the ground." Young cocks do not sing until they get their full tails.

[Chapter 8, Vocal music, p. 55]

p 329 Mr Swinhoe says the Red throated warbler, (Calliope Camtschatkensis) that "the female has red decoration on throat like male, but this is not the case in young birds." (Like our robin)

Vol IV. 1862.

p. 137. Mr G. C. Taylor says in Florida plenty of Quiscalus major & versicolor, but "very few females in proportion to the males." Says this is strange, for he remembered that in Honduras the majority was the other way. Male there having character of being a polygamist.