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Excerpt from Birds of the Plains It is easy enough to write a book. The difficulty is to sell the production when it is finished. That, however, is not the author's business. Nevertheless, the labours of the writer are not over when he has completed the last paragraph of his book. He has, then, in most cases, to find a title for it. This, I maintain, should be a matter of little difficulty. I regard a title as a mere distinguishing mark, a b...

Excerpt from The Making of Species Post-Darwinian books on evolution fall naturally into four classes. I. Those which preach Wallaceism, as, for example, Wallace's Darwinism, Poulton's Essays on Evolution, and the voluminous works of Weismann. II. Those advocating Lamarckism. Cope's Factors of Evolution and the writings of Haeckel belong to this class. III. The writings of De Vries, forming a group by themselves. They advocate the theory that...

Excerpt from Jungle Folk, Indian Natural History Sketches It is not of the bigger jungle folk that I write - of lions, tigers, leopards, bears, bison, or even deer and antelopes, for of these it is vouchsafed to no man - not even to the shikari, who spends years in the jungle - to obtain more than an occasional fleeting glimpse. The subjects of my theme are the lesser fry - vivacious mynas, noisy babblers, vociferous cuckoos, silent herons, ...

BIRDS OF THE PLAINSBY DOUGLAS DEWAR, F.Z.S., I.C.S.WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIVING BIRDS BY CAPTAIN F. D. S. FAYRERPREFACEIT is easy enough to write a book. The difficulty is to sell the production when it is finished. That, however, is not the author's business. Nevertheless, the labours of the writer are not over when he has completed the last paragraph of his book. He has, then, in most cases, to find a title for it.Th...

Excerpt from Glimpses of Indian Birds In the brief sketches that follow I find occasion repeatedly to attack the prevalent theories of protective colouration, because it is impossible for the naturalist who use eyes to accept these theories. Most of these hypotheses were advanced by field naturalists, but they have since been elaborated by cabinet zoologists and have become a creed. Now, Huxley remarked with truth, "Science commits suicide w...

This vintage book contains a fascinating and comprehensive guide to the various birds that can be found in India, covering mynas, babblers, cuckoos, herons, wagtails, and many, many more. With detailed descriptions of their natural history, habitat, and habits, this charming and easy-to-read volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in India's birds and ornithology in general. "Jungle Folk - Indian Natural History Sketches" is no...

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