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From James Lamont [23 February 1860]
Summary
Believes the British and Norwegian species of red grouse are merely strongly marked varieties of the same species.
Writes of the effect of importing a few brace of a wilder breed of grouse into Argyleshire and of their change in territory since 1846.
His explanation of game becoming "wilder": he thinks it is due to a difference in their enemies – man replacing hawks leads to flight replacing cowering.
| Author: | James Lamont, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23 Feb 1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 47: 150–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2710 |
