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From H. T. Stainton   7 March 1868

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Protective coloration in butterflies.

[Alexander] Wallace’s suggestion that collecting larger larvae of females accounts for error in counting proportion of sexes.

Author:  Henry Tibbats Stainton
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  7 Mar 1868
Classmark:  DAR 86: A19–20
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5994

From J. J. Weir   7 March 1868

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Various facts about birds: pairing, finding new mates, protective coloration, polygamy, sexual differences.

Author:  John Jenner Weir
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  7 Mar 1868
Classmark:  DAR 86: A21–4
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5995