From A. D. Bartlett 9 December 1867
Zoological Society’s Gardens, | Regent’s Park, | London, N.W.
Decr 9th. 1867.
My Dear Sir
In reply to your note1 I beg to say the name of the birds in question is the Knot (Calidris canutus) I have kept eight or nine of them and out of this number only one put on any of the breeding or summer dress,2 while in the same cage two Turnstones (Strepsilas interpres)3 both assumed their breeding plumage in the Summer, all the birds appear equally well in health and condition, the Turnstones have now moulted into the winter garb, the coloured worsted rags &c shall be tried immediately.4
believe me to be | Yours faithfully | A. D. Bartlett.
Chas. Darwin Esq
CD annotations
Footnotes
Bibliography
Birds of the world: Handbook of the birds of the world. By Josep del Hoyo et al. 17 vols. Barcelona: Lynx editions. 1991–2013.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
On the summer, or breeding, plumage of birds.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5720
- From
- Abraham Dee Bartlett
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Zoological Society Gardens
- Source of text
- DAR 84.1: 38–9
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5720,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5720.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15
