. The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. 382 THE DESCENT OF MAN. tlie head is bald, "and of a rich cobalt blue, crossed by several "lines of black velvety ;'* Male humming-birds (figs. 48 and 49) almost vie with birds of paradise in their beauty, as every one will admit who has seen. Fig. 48. Lophornls ornatus, male and female (from Brehm). Mr. Gould's splendid volumes, or his rich collection. It is very remarkable in how many different ways these birds are orna- mented. Almost every part of their plu
. The descent of man : and selection in relation to sex. Evolution; Natural selection; Heredity; Human beings. 382 THE DESCENT OF MAN. tlie head is bald, "and of a rich cobalt blue, crossed by several "lines of black velvety ;'* Male humming-birds (figs. 48 and 49) almost vie with birds of paradise in their beauty, as every one will admit who has seen. Fig. 48. Lophornls ornatus, male and female (from Brehm). Mr. Gould's splendid volumes, or his rich collection. It is very remarkable in how many different ways these birds are orna- mented. Almost every part of their plumage has been taken advantage of, and modified; and the modifications have been carried, as Mr. Gould showed me, to a wonderful extreme in some species belonging to nearly every sub-group. Such cases are 71 Wallace, 'The Malay Archipelago,' vol. ii. 1869, 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 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. New York : Merrill and Baker
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