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Darwin Correspondence Project

From Louis Fraser   [24? July 1845]

Z. S. Gardens

Thursday

My dear Sir

The Zenaida Galapagoensis is duskier than the Z. aurita in this instance, I mean that the coloring is darker although the whole, is not so sombre

I have the honor to be | My dear Sir | Your most obedient Servant | Louis Fraser

Summary

Discusses colour of Zenaida from the Galapagos.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-894
From
Louis Fraser
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Zoological Society Gardens
Source of text
DAR 164: 214
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 894,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-894.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 3

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