. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 184 ANIMAL COLORATION. Mr. Poultou thinks that the frequent recurrence of this type of coloration may be particularly advantageous, as it assists enemies of the animals so coloured in learning easily to avoid them. This is a very interesting suggestion, and seems highly probable. Mr. Howes * relates an experience in keeping certain am- phibians, wiiich is decidedly confirmatory of the poisonous nature of the salamander. A small frog (Xenovus. Fig. -Jl.—Sa'anian
. Animal coloration; an account of the principal facts and theories relating to the colours and markings of animals. Color of animals. 184 ANIMAL COLORATION. Mr. Poultou thinks that the frequent recurrence of this type of coloration may be particularly advantageous, as it assists enemies of the animals so coloured in learning easily to avoid them. This is a very interesting suggestion, and seems highly probable. Mr. Howes * relates an experience in keeping certain am- phibians, wiiich is decidedly confirmatory of the poisonous nature of the salamander. A small frog (Xenovus. Fig. -Jl.—Sa'aniander. which is interesting as being in some points a connecting link between the tailed and tailless amphibians (frogs and newts in the broad sense), was kept in a vessel with a salamander ; one morning both creatures were found appar- ently dead, the frog covered with a quantity of its own secretion and the salamander showing evidence that it had been trying to swallow the former ; the frog ultimately recovered, but the salamander was quite dead. This tragical history seems to show that both creatures * Zoologist, Aug. 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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