The Origin of Species · Character
Mr. Hudson
A naturalist who observed birds and instincts in South America.
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Also known as Mr. Hudson
First appearance: viii instinct
Mr. Hudson shows up with force in On the Origin and Transition of Organic Beings with Peculiar Habits and Structure. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for observations on the woodpecker Colaptes campestris in certain districts.
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- On the Origin and Transition of Organic Beings with Peculiar Habits and Structure
- Inherited Changes of Habit or Instinct in Domesticated Animals
- Instincts of the Cuckoo
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