Tylor, Alfred, 1824-1884, Skertchly, Sydney B. J. (Sydney Barber Josiah), 1850-1927 · London : Printed by Alabaster, Passmore and Sons · leaf 34
n memory, the sense of need, and Butlers little dose ofreason, are admitted! For ages the butterfly has been acquaintedwith greens, and browns, and yellows, they are every day experi-ences ; but it has no acquaintance with aniline dyes, and thereforecannot copy them. The moral of all this is that… … CHAPTER III. Introductory Sketch. NATURAL science lias shown us how the existing colourationof an animal or plant can be laid hold of and modified inalmost infinite ways under the influence of natural or artificialevolution. It shows us, for example, how the early pink leaf-buds have beenmodified…
Color of animals · Animal behavior · Plants
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