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From Henry Reeks 3 June 1871
Summary
Observations on habits of caribou and deer in Newfoundland.
Suggests nightingale egg coloration evolved from white to olive for protection.
| Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 June 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7799 |
From Henry Reeks 8 June 1871
Summary
Argues that coloration of eggs is a protective adaptation.
| Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 June 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 81 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7811 |
From Henry Reeks 12 June 1871
Summary
A geologist friend leaving for Nevada offers to investigate any questions CD may have for this region.
Nesting plumage of common chaffinch resembles adult winter plumage of female brambling.
| Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 June 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 172 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7816 |
