. Concealing-coloration in the animal kingdom; an exposition of the laws of disguise through color and pattern: being a summary of Abbott H. Thayer's discoveries. Animals; Camouflage (Biology). FlG. 56. Two artificial butterflies, one dusky and one light, seen against a dusky tree- trunk; the light one conspicuous, the dusky one barely Fig. 57. The same two artificial butterflies seen against a light background, the dusky one con- spicuous, the light one barely distinguishable. These t wo pictures show that no one color will conceal an animal that must move across the varied
. Concealing-coloration in the animal kingdom; an exposition of the laws of disguise through color and pattern: being a summary of Abbott H. Thayer's discoveries. Animals; Camouflage (Biology). FlG. 56. Two artificial butterflies, one dusky and one light, seen against a dusky tree- trunk; the light one conspicuous, the dusky one barely Fig. 57. The same two artificial butterflies seen against a light background, the dusky one con- spicuous, the light one barely distinguishable. These t wo pictures show that no one color will conceal an animal that must move across the varied and varying face of nature. In our pictures of artificial models we have purposely ignored the factor of interposed vegetation, which in nature plays so large a part in abetting 'vanishment' by obliterative costume's. For we are here studying main principles, divested as far as possible of 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 Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939; Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921; Ketchum, Howard, b. 1902, former owner. DSI. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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