From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Nature
Date:
7 Nov [1881]
Source of text:
Nature , 17 November 1881, p. 51
Summary:
Summarises letter of William Nation [13350]. The facts given strongly support the conclusion that there is some close connection between the parasitic habits of birds that lay their eggs in others’ nests and the fact of their laying eggs at "considerable intervals of time".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project