The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Gould, An introduction to the Trochilidæ. CUL-DAR86.C19. 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).

[C19]

Mr Gould

male intense blue on Breast & more splendid far more splendid than ♀

p. 52 Campylopterus hemileucurus females as 5 to 2 males (Wallace doubts)

Is male most beautiful, or is female in any way aberrant? In this group are males generally more beautiful than ♀.

p. 64 Lampornis, tails more beautiful in female than in male - is it upper surface : ratio of sexes.

[in margin:] For Salvin

67 Lamp. porphyrurus, female resemble male in its tail - has a more beautiful gorget than male : ratio of sexes

75 Leadbeatera grata female very unlike young or old male : ratio of sexes. Answered by new law.

120 Myiabeillia typica - 20 males to 1 female - is male very beautiful?

Vol 4. Pl. 211. "In point of beauty this bird has little to recommend it."

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