. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 116 ANIMAL COLORATION. possibility of snow falling from a cloudless sky, the darkness of the flakes seen against the bright sky would be more marked still. This difficulty in the way of accounting for the above-mentioned facts was suggested to me by Prof. Weldon. There are several species of white birds which, not being- inhabitants of the polar regions, can get no advantage from. Fig. l.—Apt<.,wdiilc& jiatctgoiufa (from Brehm). their coloration. Some of
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 116 ANIMAL COLORATION. possibility of snow falling from a cloudless sky, the darkness of the flakes seen against the bright sky would be more marked still. This difficulty in the way of accounting for the above-mentioned facts was suggested to me by Prof. Weldon. There are several species of white birds which, not being- inhabitants of the polar regions, can get no advantage from. Fig. l.—Apt<.,wdiilc& jiatctgoiufa (from Brehm). their coloration. Some of them, like the pelican, are strong- birds, which can defend themselves without the help of any such adventitious aids ; but others are distinctively not so. Mr. W. H. Hudson has called attention to the way in which the White Egret of South America is singled out from a flock by pre- daceous birds, and wonders how it can be so common in the face of this obvious persecution. Here again we may emphasise. 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 Beddard, Frank E. (Frank Evers), 1858-1925. London, S. Sonnenschein & co. ; New York, Macmillan & co.
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