 Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which if shown to an ornithologist, and he were told that they were wild birds, would certainly, I think, be ranked by him as well-defined species.  Temple Bar - Page 2391865Full view - About this book
 | Methodist Church - 1861 - 716 pages
...color, habite, and even structure, that Mr. Darwin declares: Altogether, at least a score of pigeon* might be chosen, which, if shown to an ornithologist,...and he were told that they were wild birds, would certamly, I think, be ranked by him as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist... | |
 | Geology - 1860 - 512 pages
...breeds, the males and females have come to olifter to a slight degree from each other." " Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which...as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short.faced tumbler, the runt, the barb,... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1860 - 160 pages
...each other than the lion is from the puma, or the leopard from the ocelot. Mr. Darwin remarks that " at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which,...as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the runt, the barb,... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1860 - 594 pages
...certain breeds, the males and females have come to differ to a slight degree from each other. "Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which...be ranked by him as well-defined species. Moreover, 1 do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the... | |
 | 1860 - 982 pages
...species. In his instructive section on. the breeds of the domestic pigeon, our author remarks that : — " at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which...ornithologist, and he were told that they were wild birds, Avould certainly be ranked by him as well denned species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1861 - 470 pages
...certain breeds, the males and females have come to differ to a slight degree from each other. Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which...as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the runt, the barb,... | |
 | 1861 - 824 pages
...breeds, the males and females have come to differ to a slight degree from each other. " Altogether, at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which,...as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the runt, the barb,... | |
 | robert scott burn - 1861 - 738 pages
...skeleton, the number of vertebrae, shape and size of the eggs, &c., in so much, our author thinks, that at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which,...were told that they were wild birds, would certainly be ranked by him as well-defined species. Yet all these, it seems to be admitted 011 all hands, are... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1864 - 472 pages
...the 1 males and females have come to differ to ft slight. tlf^rreo fi"onrcaeh-otfacrT^" ~~ Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which...as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the runt, the barb,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1866 - 668 pages
...certain breeds, the males and females have come to differ in a slight degree from each other. Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which,...were told that they were wild birds, would certainly be ranked by him as well-defined species. Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place... | |
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