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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
22 Mar [1868]
Source of text:
Private collection
Summary:

Glad to hear about pigeons. Did not know some birds could win affections of females more than others, except among peacocks.

Comments on polygamy in birds.

Discusses sex ratios among birds.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project