# Mr. Gould — The Origin of Species character guide

> Mr. Gould in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Gould

**First appearance:** 0086-xii-geographical-distribution

## Who they are

A naturalist who studied birds and their distribution.

## In the story

### [V: Laws of Variation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/v-laws-of-variation)

Referenced for the belief that birds are more brightly colored under clear atmospheres.

### [On the Origin and Transition of Organic Beings with Peculiar Habits and Structure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-origin-and-transition-of-organic-beings-with-peculiar-habits-and-structure)

Referenced for observations on the logger-headed duck (Micropterus of Eyton).

### [Instincts of the Cuckoo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/instincts-of-the-cuckoo)

Initially believed foster-parents ejected young, later confirmed young cuckoo's own ejection behavior.

### [Absence of Batrachians and Terrestrial Mammals on Oceanic Islands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/absence-of-batrachians-and-terrestrial-mammals-on-oceanic-islands)

Mentioned as Dr. A. A. Gould, who gave striking instances of land-shell distribution in the Pacific.

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