. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings -- Origin. Chap. XVI. Birds— Young like Adult Males. 477 male alone of undertakes the duty of incubation; this is likewise shewn by the state of his breast-feathers during the breeding-season. The female of the dotterel plover (Eudro- mias morinellus) is larger than the male, and has the red and. Ehynchasa capensis (from Brebin) black tints on the lower surface, the white crescent on the breast, and the stripes over the eyes, more strongly pronounced. The male also takes at


. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings -- Origin. Chap. XVI. Birds— Young like Adult Males. 477 male alone of undertakes the duty of incubation; this is likewise shewn by the state of his breast-feathers during the breeding-season. The female of the dotterel plover (Eudro- mias morinellus) is larger than the male, and has the red and. Ehynchasa capensis (from Brebin) black tints on the lower surface, the white crescent on the breast, and the stripes over the eyes, more strongly pronounced. The male also takes at least a share in hatching the eggs; but the female likewise attends to the I have not been 20 For these several statements, see Mr. Gould's 'Birds of Great Britain.' Prof. Newton informs me that he has long been convinced, from his own observations and from those of others, that the males of the above-named species take either the whole or a large share of the duties of incubation, and that they "shew much greater devotion " towards their young, when in "danger, than do the ; So. 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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