. Darwin, and after Darwin. An exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions. Evolution; Heredity. Morphology. 67 ideal in the case of nearly all the numerous species of snakes, he should have added a tiny rudiment in the case of the Python—and even in that case should have maintained his ideal very inefficiently, inas- much as only two limbs, instead of four, are repre- sented ? How much more reasonable is the natura-. /^I^ojyHC/v'Tyy?/ A/aVd-ka'SS S. l^oi^/iy TEIV>"t''flTio;J OF HiplD -LIJUB. Fig. 8.—Rudimentary or vestigial hind-limbs of P3'thon, as
. Darwin, and after Darwin. An exposition of the Darwinian theory and a discussion of post-Darwinian questions. Evolution; Heredity. Morphology. 67 ideal in the case of nearly all the numerous species of snakes, he should have added a tiny rudiment in the case of the Python—and even in that case should have maintained his ideal very inefficiently, inas- much as only two limbs, instead of four, are repre- sented ? How much more reasonable is the natura-. /^I^ojyHC/v'Tyy?/ A/aVd-ka'SS S. l^oi^/iy TEIV>"t''flTio;J OF HiplD -LIJUB. Fig. 8.—Rudimentary or vestigial hind-limbs of P3'thon, as exhibited in the skeleton ^nd on the external surface of the animal. Drawn from nature, ^ nat. size (^Zoological Gardens). listic interpretation ; for here the very irregularity of their appearance in different species which constitutes rudimentary structures one of the crowning difficulties to the theory of special design, furnishes the best possible evidence in favour of hereditary descent ; seeing that this irregularity then becomes what may be termed the anticipated expression of progressive F 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Romanes, George John, 1848-1894. Chicago The Open Court Pub. Co
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