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DCP-LETT-7799

From:
Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
3 June 1871
Source of text:
DAR 176: 80
Summary:

Observations on habits of caribou and deer in Newfoundland.

Suggests nightingale egg coloration evolved from white to olive for protection.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7811

From:
Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
8 June 1871
Source of text:
DAR 176: 81
Summary:

Argues that coloration of eggs is a protective adaptation.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7816

From:
Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 June 1871
Source of text:
DAR 88: 172
Summary:

A geologist friend leaving for Nevada offers to investigate any questions CD may have for this region.

Nesting plumage of common chaffinch resembles adult winter plumage of female brambling.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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