Thanks for references.
CD in error about Torfschwein.
Comments on German publications.
Asks about breed of fowl in which females have spurs.
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Thanks for references.
CD in error about Torfschwein.
Comments on German publications.
Asks about breed of fowl in which females have spurs.
Thanks for information on fowls.
Glad to see extracts from Blumenbach about sexual differences in fowls.
Questions CD’s view in Variation that Torfschwein formerly ranged from Europe to China.
Cites numerous German publications relating to CD’s theory.
Has little information about hens with spurs. Encloses information from Robert Oettel and C. F. Friderich, and from J. F. Blumenbach’s Vergleichende Anatomie [1805]. Recommends various German publications.