Archive image from page 402 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 DISPLAY BY THE MALE. 389 occasionally occurs with grouse at their balz-places, and as may- be noticed with the peacock; this latter bird, however, evidently wishes for a spectator of some kind, and, as I have often seen, will show off his finery before poultry, or even pigs. AH natu- ralists who have closely attended to the habits of birds, whether in a state of nature or under confinement, are unanimously of opinion that the males take delight in displayin
Archive image from page 402 of The descent of man . The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex descentofmanseledarw Year: 1874 DISPLAY BY THE MALE. 389 occasionally occurs with grouse at their balz-places, and as may- be noticed with the peacock; this latter bird, however, evidently wishes for a spectator of some kind, and, as I have often seen, will show off his finery before poultry, or even pigs. AH natu- ralists who have closely attended to the habits of birds, whether in a state of nature or under confinement, are unanimously of opinion that the males take delight in displaying their beauty. Audubon frequently speaks of the male as endeavoring in various ways to charm the female. Mr. Gould, after describing some Fig-. 50. Rupicola crocea, male (T. W. Wood). peculiarities in a male humming-bird, says he has no doubt that it has the power of displaying them to the greatest advantage before the female. Dr. Jerdon insists that the beautiful plumage of the male serves 'to fascinate and attract the female.' Mr. Bartlett, at the Zoological Gardens, expressed himself to me in the strongest terms to the same effect. 85 See also 'Ornamental Poultry,' by Rev. E. S. Dixon, 1848, p. 8. 86 'Birds of India,' jitroduct. vol. i. p. xxiv.; on the peacock, vol. iii. p. 507. See Gould's 'Introduction to the Trochilidae,' 1861, pp. 15 and HI. 26
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