From:
John Jenner Weir
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
16 Apr 1868
Source of text:
DAR 84.1: 71–2, 140, DAR 181: 75
Summary:
Describes a curious litter of rabbits.
Pairing of rooks, courtship of golden pheasant.
Behaviour of finch hybrids.
Seasonal coloration of birds; bright plumage results from sexual selection.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project