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From Edward Hewitt   18 December 1857

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Hybrid varieties of pheasant and common fowl. Reply to CD queries.

Author:  Edward Hewitt
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  18 Dec 1857
Classmark:  DAR 166: 196
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1614

From Edward Hewitt   22 December 1857

Summary

Replies to more queries about fowl hybrids.

Author:  Edward Hewitt
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Dec 1857
Classmark:  DAR 166: 197
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2193

To Edward Hewitt   [c. 22 March 1868]

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Asks for facts relating to courtship of birds and especially cases of females preferring particular males.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Edward Hewitt
Date:  [c. 22 Mar 1868]
Classmark:  DAR 96: 41
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5963

From Edward Hewitt   28 March 1868

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On various subjects related to sexual selection: preferences, proportion of sexes. [See Descent 2: 117–18, 122.]

Author:  Edward Hewitt
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  28 Mar 1868
Classmark:  DAR 84.1: 83–5
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6065
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