[print of woodcut of feathers of Selasphorus platycerus, male and female], 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
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Scope and Contents
Engravings made from sketches by Osbert Salvin (enclosure, see DAR 84.2: 85) per DCP: Letter 6253 f8 - CD cited Salvin 1867, p. 160, on the noise made in flight by Selasphorus platycercus (the broad-tailed humming-bird), in Descent 2: 65; he included sketches and information from this letter. / f20 - Engravings made from Salvin’s sketches are in DAR 84.2: 83 and 84. See n. 8, above.
Figure; by [unidentified]; second annotated by Charles Robert Darwin
Dates
- Creation: 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Creator
- From the Fonds: Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (naturalist) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2015-12-24 15:29:55+00:00
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