. On mammalian descent. Being nine lectures delivered in the theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons during February, 1884. Mammals. 174 MAMMALIAN DESCENT. [Lect. VII. modified, counterparts of the early existing Mammals. In the Tupaia we have, evidently, a type which varied in two directions at once; it became, in a sense, double- minded; it was, therefore, impossible for it to ascend to any height towards any one of our modern groups ; its tendency towards the Lemurs hindered it from becom- ing a carnivorous Fig. 15.—New-born young of Flying Cat [Galeopitfieciis) - two-tliirds nat.
. On mammalian descent. Being nine lectures delivered in the theatre of the Royal College of Surgeons during February, 1884. Mammals. 174 MAMMALIAN DESCENT. [Lect. VII. modified, counterparts of the early existing Mammals. In the Tupaia we have, evidently, a type which varied in two directions at once; it became, in a sense, double- minded; it was, therefore, impossible for it to ascend to any height towards any one of our modern groups ; its tendency towards the Lemurs hindered it from becom- ing a carnivorous Fig. 15.—New-born young of Flying Cat [Galeopitfieciis) - two-tliirds nat. size. ' sp. If the last type, the Tupaia, is an upward-looking form, the next to be mentioned—the Colugo, or Flying Cat (Galeopithecus)—certainly looks downwards. This latter type is the opprobrium of zoologists, as such; it will not fit in well anywhere ; but to evolutionists, it is a very god-send. The Insectivora have got it amongst them, at last, but it is as lonely as a stray Elephant in. 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 Parker, William Kitchen, 1823-1890. London, Griffin
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