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... habit . Thus man , the horse , the whale , and the bat , all have the pectoral limb , whether it be the arm , or fore - leg , or paddle , or wing , formed on essentially the same type , though the number and proportion of 8 [ CHAP . THE ...
... habit . Thus man , the horse , the whale , and the bat , all have the pectoral limb , whether it be the arm , or fore - leg , or paddle , or wing , formed on essentially the same type , though the number and proportion of 8 [ CHAP . THE ...
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... habit of turning up the tail by the harmless rove- beetles ( Staphylinida ) no doubt leads other animals , besides children , to the belief that they can sting . The curious attitude assumed by sphinx caterpillars is probably a ...
... habit of turning up the tail by the harmless rove- beetles ( Staphylinida ) no doubt leads other animals , besides children , to the belief that they can sting . The curious attitude assumed by sphinx caterpillars is probably a ...
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... habits of the insect did not accord with it . If the butterfly sat upon leaves or upon flowers , or opened its wings so as to expose the upper surface , or exposed and moved its head and antennæ as many other butterflies do , its ...
... habits of the insect did not accord with it . If the butterfly sat upon leaves or upon flowers , or opened its wings so as to expose the upper surface , or exposed and moved its head and antennæ as many other butterflies do , its ...
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... habits , all combining together to produce a disguise which may be said to be absolutely perfect ; and the protection which it affords is sufficiently indicated by the abundance of the individuals that possess it . " Beetles also ...
... habits , all combining together to produce a disguise which may be said to be absolutely perfect ; and the protection which it affords is sufficiently indicated by the abundance of the individuals that possess it . " Beetles also ...
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... habit of stretching out their legs unsymmetri- cally , so as to render the deception more complete . " Now let us suppose that the ancestors of these various animals were all destitute of the very special protections they at present ...
... habit of stretching out their legs unsymmetri- cally , so as to render the deception more complete . " Now let us suppose that the ancestors of these various animals were all destitute of the very special protections they at present ...
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5th edition action of Natural admit amongst Animals and Plants annelids appear assertion believe Bird of Paradise birds brought forward butterflies cause Cetacea chapter colour complete conceivable conception contended creation creatures Crown 8vo Darwin Darwinian Darwinian theory Descent difficulty distinct Essays evolution evolved existence explain external Extra fcap F. T. PALGRAVE facts favour Fcap fishes force gemmules harmony Herbert Spencer homology hypothesis Ibid ICHTHYOSAURUS individual innate power inorganic insects instances internal intuitions kind laws less limbs Malay Archipelago mammals manifestation marsupial minute mode modifications moral Natural Selection objections observed organic forms Origin of Species Pangenesis peculiar phenomena Plants under Domestication PLESIOSAURUS POEMS possessed present preserved priori probable produced Professor Huxley pterodactyles race reason regard remarkable reptiles resemblance result Review says seems serial homology Silurian similar structure supposed tendency theism theory of Natural tion true Ungulata vertebrate Wallace wing
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