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DCP-LETT-5939

From:
John Jenner Weir
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 27 Feb] 1868
Source of text:
DAR 84.1: 77–80
Summary:

Trusts his paper ["Apterous Lepidoptera" (1867), printed for the West Kent Natural History, Microscopical, and Photographic Society] showed that he is thoroughly a disciple of CD.

Cites evidence that birds undoubtedly distinguish colours. [see Descent 2: 110.]

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DCP-LETT-5942

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
27 Feb [1868]
Source of text:
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Summary:

Thanks JJW for his paper on apterous insects [see 5939], which contained much new information.

Asks JJW for any information he may have on sexual selection.

Describes an experiment, still untried, of staining tail-feathers of male pigeons in bright colours to find the effect on courtship.

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