. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings -- Origin. 538 The Descent of Man. Part II. mane, but slightly in the colour of the hair and of the naked callosities. In the drill (C hucophceus) the females and young are much paler-coloured, with less green, than the adult males. No other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrill (0. mormon). The face at this age becomes of a fine blue, with the ridge and tip of the nose of the most brilliant red. According to some author


. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings -- Origin. 538 The Descent of Man. Part II. mane, but slightly in the colour of the hair and of the naked callosities. In the drill (C hucophceus) the females and young are much paler-coloured, with less green, than the adult males. No other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrill (0. mormon). The face at this age becomes of a fine blue, with the ridge and tip of the nose of the most brilliant red. According to some authors, the face is also marked with whitish stripes, and. Fig. 69. Head of male Mandrill (from Gervais, ' Hist. Nat. des Mammiferes'). is shaded in parts with black, but the colours appear to be variable. On the forehead there is a crest of hair, and on the chin a yellow beard. " Toutes les parties superieures de leurs " cuisses et le grand espace nu de leurs fesses sont egalement * colores du rouge le plus vif, avcc un melange de bleu qui ne. 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 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. New York, Appleton


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