. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Animals. SEXUAL COLOEATION. 259 species of curassows * as the more brilliant in colour. So, too, the parrots formerly referred to different species of the genus Eclectus, which have been shown by Dr. A. B. Meyer to be merely the males and females respectively. The Upland goose {Bernicla magellanica) is coloured in. Fig. 32.— Cincinixun'.& 7-(-(/at3 (male ajid female). both sexes by equally conspicuous tints; it would be inter- esting to ascertain the proportion of persons wh
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Animals. SEXUAL COLOEATION. 259 species of curassows * as the more brilliant in colour. So, too, the parrots formerly referred to different species of the genus Eclectus, which have been shown by Dr. A. B. Meyer to be merely the males and females respectively. The Upland goose {Bernicla magellanica) is coloured in. Fig. 32.— Cincinixun'.& 7-(-(/at3 (male ajid female). both sexes by equally conspicuous tints; it would be inter- esting to ascertain the proportion of persons who declared a preference for each sex. The female is a rich brown diver- sified by white marks, while the male is black and white ; both sexes are extremely beautiful, though the colours cannot be said to be brilliant. * See Mr. Sclater's beautiful monograpli of this group, Trans. ZooL Soc, Tol. ix., p. 273. and vol. x., p. 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; New York, Macmillan
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