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Book Title
An introduction to the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds
By
Gould, John 1804-1881
Publication Details
London, Taylor & Francis, 1861
Year
1861
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50397
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Cambridge University Library
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JISC & NEH
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`first blank sheet'; not in Darwin's handin dark grey ink
top-margin annotation Chas Darwin Esq F.R.S.
     With the Authors kind Regards
     4th. Octr 1861.
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in dark brown ink, on offwhite laid paper; bottom and left edges torn; sometime folded
annotation p. 7.    Humming Birds vry confined ranges.
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annotation 8.    Juan Fernandez    p. 141
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annotation 9.    West Indies distinct species.
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annotation 14,t01 17. 18. } Gret sexual differences: «given» t02 exhibition of ‹p 20 nest› «p. 20» nest ornamented with feathers .
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annotation horizontally crossedin pencil 22    singing & b￭eauty not together
annotation p. 20    nest￭    loaded with Stone to make Heavy & keep level
annotation in pencil «28 pugnacity»
annotation p. 35. Sexual ‹difference›t01 «Similarity .»t02
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annotation in pencil 49 Males Shafts of feathers expanded in ♂
annotation 52.    do females in excesst01
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annotation «64 &»t01 67    do female ￭more beautiful gorget than malet02
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annotation 120    do￭t01 over 20 males to 1 femle— male vy gorgeous.—
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annotation Mr G. ‹seems› «says he has» never noticed vars; but then he admit som slight individual variations & if he find 2 forms for 2 district ever so slightly differt, thy are called species.— In th same district at same time, seen to be similar
     variation hardy can occur;    --------→ [to end-note 1, `61 var']
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annotation State— as thes Grups hav been carefully monogrphed — & also confined to warm part of one Continent, good to consider ‹ha› what amnt of doubtful species were offered — Then state within same region could hardy vary. on accnt of crossing —
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annotation All references seem here abstracted. Those not struck out, all refer to slight variations & doubtful species.—
     No doubt mny of th doubtful species could be cleared up by more specimens.—
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     158 var
     161 var
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     167 do
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     174 do
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     do177, 8 do
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annotation 174 tips of 4 central tail feathers, tipped with dark green
annotation Mem vast nmbers of species are known by only few specn.
annotation would it not be worth while to quote all thes cases of doubt —
     State that many of th doubtful forms would be cleared up. & considered distinct , on othr hand others would be connected by intermdiate gradation.
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     Vars & close species.
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annotation 61 var
     62 do
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annotation vertically crossed 67
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annotation 74 ‹do› close species
     83 do
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annotation 86 var
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annotation horizontally crossed 120 126 } Salviae
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annotation 127 var
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     136 var
     138 var
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