...China, p. 1 13. The contrivances for the purpofes of fecurity ex- i tend even to vegetables, as is feen in the wonderful and various means of their concealing or defending their honey from infefls, and their feeds from birds. On; the other hand fwiftnefs of wing has been acquired by, hawks...

...China, p. 113. Trie contrivances for the purpofes of fecurity extend even to vegetables, as is Teen in the wonderful and various means of their concealing or defending their honcy from infers, and their feeds from birds. On the other hand fwiftnefs of wing has been acquired...

...to China, p. ii3The contrivances for the purpolcs of fecurity extend even to vegetables, as is feen in the wonderful and various means of their concealing or defending their honey from infcdts, and their feeds from birds. On the other hand fwifmefs of wing has been acquired by hawks...

...that the fishes of prey may mistake it for the sea-weed, which it inhabits. Voyage to China, p. 113. The contrivances for the purposes of security extend...been acquired by hawks and swallows to pursue their prej ; and a proboscis of admirable structure has been acquired by the bee, the moth, and the humming...

...and the bat. Others have acquired hard or armed shells, as the tortoise and the Echinus marinus. " Mr. Osbeck, a pupil of Linnaeus, mentions the American...structure has been acquired by the bee, the moth, and the humming bird for the purpose of plundering the nectaries of flowers. All which seem to have been formed...

...the hare. Others have " acquired hard or armed shells, as the tortoise " and the echinus mnrinus. " The contrivances for the purposes of " security extend...as is " seen in the wonderful and various means of an explanation by saying that the impression of the constant white light of the snow, or of the yellow...

...the hare. Others have " acquired hard or armed shells, as the tortoise " and the echinus marinus. " The contrivances for the purposes of " security extend...as is " seen in the wonderful and various means of an explanation by saying that the impression of the constant 'white light of the snow, or of the yellow...

...survival of the fittest, even though he did not quite understand how it was brought about. He says, — " On the other hand, swiftness of wing has been acquired...their prey; and a proboscis of admirable structure lias been acquired by the bee, the moth, and the humming-bird, for the purpose of plundering the nectaries...

...numerous similar references to plants. It is by what concerns security that he (Erasmus) is led here also: "The contrivances for the purposes of security extend...their honey from insects, and their seeds from birds" (Krause, p. 182). At first, he opines (p. 185), there would be few vegetables, but those would intermarry,...

...it for the sea-weed, which it inhabits.* " The contrivances for the purposes of security extend oven to vegetables, as is seen in the wonderful and various...structure has been acquired by the bee, the moth, and the humming bird for the purpose of plundering the nectaries of flowers. All which seem to have been formed...