Colouration in Animals and Plants

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Alfred Tylor. Colouration in Animals and Plants

Colouration in Animals and Plants

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Alfred Tylor

Published by Good Press, 2019

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That birds are eminently capable of appreciating beauty is certain, and numerous illustrations are familiar to everyone. Suffice it here to notice the pretty Bower Birds of Australia, that adorn their love arbours with bright shells and flowers, and show as unmistakable a delight in them as the connoisseur among his art treasures.

From these and kindred facts Darwin draws the conclusion that the females are most charmed with, and select the most brilliant males, and that by continued selection of this character, the sexual hues have been gradually evolved.

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