. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Necks 283 verge upon the monotony of a mere catalogue, my plea is that they have been cited with the intention of empha- sizing the fact of the remarkable degree which decoration, pure and simple, plays in courtship. Viewed from such a standpoint, these facts and comparisons become im- portant data in the observation of the courtship of birds,. Fig. 227.—Snake-bird, showing crook in neck. which in its turn is one of the most important and interest- ing corollaries of the ps}'cholog3' of these beings. Whether female birds have highl}- develope
. The bird, its form and function. Birds. Heads and Necks 283 verge upon the monotony of a mere catalogue, my plea is that they have been cited with the intention of empha- sizing the fact of the remarkable degree which decoration, pure and simple, plays in courtship. Viewed from such a standpoint, these facts and comparisons become im- portant data in the observation of the courtship of birds,. Fig. 227.—Snake-bird, showing crook in neck. which in its turn is one of the most important and interest- ing corollaries of the ps}'cholog3' of these beings. Whether female birds have highl}- developed testhetic feelings, or whether the songs and dances and colour masses act more along the line of the passes of a hypnotist, is yet to be ascertained. It is also hoped that a realization of the more immedi-. 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 Beebe, William, 1877-1962. New York, Holt
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