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Show iv CONTENTS OF VOL. I. PARK CATTLE_ ON 'l'IlE COLOUR OF Tilll ADOniGINAL SPEOIDS- CONS'l'I'.rTITIONAL DJFl•'EltENCES _ SOuTll AFIUCAN RACES - SOU'J'll AJI1ERIOAN RACES- NIA'l'A CA'I''l'LE- omOIN OF 'J'IIE VAniOVS HAGES OF OA~c'l'Ll~ . SUJ~gP.-nEMAIU<AHLE nAVE oF-VAIUA'l'ION.· A'J"l'ACJruD ~·o 'I'TIE MALE ~E~. ADAJYJ'A'I'IONS TO VARIOt'S CONDI'l'JuNS- GES'l'ATION OF- CHANGES IN 'l'HE "\\OOL -SEliU-1110N 'J'ROUS llllEED .. GOA'l'S.- HElll.ARK.AllLE VAlliA'l'IONS Ol!' Page G5 0 II A P T E R IV. DO:M:ES'riO RABBITS. J>Ol'rlESTIO RADBITS DESCENDED FHOM 'l'Ill!l COMMON WILD RABni'l'- ANGIDN'l' DGnffiSTIO. ATION- .ANCIENT SELEC'l'ION- L.AUOE LOI' -EAI\ED BAU!U'l'S- VARIOUS BBEEDS - l'LUCTUA'l'ING OIIARACTJm, - ORIGIN OF 'l'liE ll1MALAYAN l3REED r- CUHIOUS CASE OF INIJERI'l'ANCE-FEIUL RA13DI'l'S IN JAMAICA AND TilE l!' ALl<LAND I LANDSPOH'J'O SANTO FEI\AL RABlil'l'S- O.'~'EOLOOICAJ, CUAT\A C'J'ERS - • KUl.L - SKl:LJ, OF llALF-LOP HAliBI'l'i:i- VARIA'l'IONS IN 'J'JIE SKULL ANALOGOUS 'J'O DIFFERENUE lN DIFJ!'EHEN'l' SPECIDS OF llAHES- VER'l'EBRZE- STE I~N1JM- SCAl'ULA- EFJ!'EC'l'S OF USE AND DISUSE ON 'l'llE l'HOPOR'l'IONS OF 'l'IIE LillmS AND BODY- O.Al'ACl'l'Y OF THE SKULL .AND REDUCED SIL:E OF 'l'UE BI~AIN- SUMMARY ON TilE JIIODIFIC.A'l'IONS Ol!' DOMES'.L'lCATED UA13JJI'l'S 103 CIIAPTER V. DO:M:ESTIO PIGEONS. ENUMERATION AND DESCRll"l'ION OF 'I'llE SEVEHAL BHEEDS- INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY -VARIATIONS OF A REMAT\KALILE NATUHE- OSTEOLOCTCAL CliAHAC'I'Er:.: Kt!LL, LOWEll JAW, NUMBEI~ OU' VEIVI'EBI\LE- COHRELA'l'JO.N 01' OllOW'l'H: 'l'ONOl.'E Wl'J'll l31MK j EYELIDS AND J\OS'l'JUJ,S Wl'l'll. WA'J"l'LED JCIN - NCMJJEI.\ OF WING-FEA'l'lJ:El.Ul, AND LENOTll OF WING - COLOUR AN11 DOWN- WEBBED AND FEA'l'lillllED FEE'l' - ON 'l'IJE EFFECTS OF DISUSE- LENG'l'H Ol!' Fl~E'l' IN CORHELA'l'ION WITH LENO'l'll OF BEAK- LENO'l'll OF S'l'ERNUJII, SCAl'ULA, AND FURCULA- LENG'l'll OF WINGSSUlll. IIIAUY ON 'l'llE POIN'l'S OF Dil!'~'ERJo:NCE IN THE SEVEI\AL BUEEDS 131 CIIAPTER VI. PIGEONS-coutinued. ON 'l'Ill!l ADORIGINAL PAREN'l'-S'l'OCK OF TliE SEVERAL DOllfES'I.'lO RACES- HABITS OF LIFE- WILD RACES OF 'l'llE ROCK-l' JOEON- DOVEOO'l'-l'lGlWNS- PBOOFtl OF TilE DESCEN'l' OF 'l.'llli SEVEI1AL RACES ]I'HO~I COLU111liA LIVIA- l'J,;H~'JL['l'Y OF 'l'llE RACES WilEN Cl\OSSED- llEVI!:USION 'l'O 'l'lill l'LUMAOE OF 'l'UE WILD f\OCK-l'IGEONOIHOU. IIlS'l'ANCES FAVOUUABJ.E '1'0 'l'llE l!'OHMA'.riON OJ!' 'l'llli lUCES- AN'l'IQUJ'l'Y AND UIS'l'ORY OF 'l'UE PHINC!PAL HACES- MANNER OF 'I'lill!H F0J1JI[ATION - SELEC'l'ION - UNCON:lCIOUS SJ,;LECTION - CARE TAR"N BY FANCJEI\S IN SELEC'rlNG 'l'UElll BIRDS- SJ.IOUTLY DlF~'KHEN'l' S'l'HAINS GI\ADUALLY CUANO I•: INTO WELL-MARKED BREEDS- EX'l'INC'l'ION OF IN'l'ERiiiEDIA'l'E FOll.lllS- CEU'l'AIN BREEDS UEllfAlN PERMANENT, WHILST O'l'HERS CHANGE- SUMMAHY 180 CONTENTS OF VOL. I. v CHAPTER VII. FOWLS • BLHEF DESCLUPTIONS OF 'l'TIE CTIIEF BREEDS- Af\GU111ENTS IN FA YOUR OF TllEIU DESCEN'l' FllO~f SEVERAL SPECIES- AROUllillNTS IN FAVOUR OF ALL THE BHEEDS llAVING DESCENDED FRO.IIl GALLUS BANlUVA-REVERSION TO Tlill PARENT-.'TOCK IN COLOUH- ANALOG US VAHIA'l'IONS- ANCIEN'!' lll S'l'ORY 0]1' THE FOWLEX'l'El\ NAL DJFFElmNCES liE'l'WEEN 'l'HE SEVEUAL BltEEDS- EGOS- OUICTillNSSJWONDAHY SEXUAL CUAHAO'l'E I\fl - WING- AND TAIL- FEA'l'llEHS, VOICE, DJSPOSI' l'ION, ETC. - Oil'l'EOLOGIOAJ, Dl.l!'.FEUENOES IN 'l'llE SKULL, VER'I.'EBI\LE, ETC. - El!'.l!' EC'l'H OF USE AND DISUSE ON CEB'l'AIN PARTi:l- COBHELA'l'ION Ol!' OROW'l'll Page 225 CHAPTER VIII. DUCKS- GOOSE- rEACOCI\- TURKEY- GUlNEA-FOWJ"CANARY- BUm- GOLD-FH:;H- HIVE-BEES - SILK-MOTHS. DUCKS, SEVEltAL BREEDS OF -PROGRESS OF DOMESTICATION- ORIGIN OF, FROM 'l'llE 00.111MON WILD-DUCK- DIFFEHENOES IN 'l'JIE DlFF.EREN'l' BREEDS- OSTEOLOGICAL Dll•'.J!'EllENCES - EF.J!'EC'l'S OF USE AND DISUSE ON TUE LIMB-DONES. GOOl::lE, ANCllli'i'l.'LY DO~illS'l'lCA'l'ED- Ll'l'TLE VAlUA'l'ION OF- SEBAS'l'OPOL BREED. PEACOCK, OltlOIN OF BLACK-. UOULDET\ED BHEED. TURKEY, BHEEDS OF - CHOS 'ED Wl'l'H TilE UNITED STATES SPECIES - El!'FECTS OF CLlliiA'l'E ON. GUINEA-FOWL, CANARY-BIR.D, GOLD-FISH, IIIVE-llEES. SILK-MOTHS, SPECIE!:! AND BREED' 01>- ANCIENTLY DOMEI:lTIC.ATED- OAHE IN THEm EL IW'l'ION-DIE'.E' lmENC.ES IN 'l'IIE Dll''~'ElmN'l' UACES- IN 'l'llE EGG, CA'l'ERPILLAH, AND COCOON S'l'A'l'EI:i - INHElUTANCE OF CllABAC!'I.'EHS- HlPEHFECT WINGS - J,OS'l' INS'l'lNC'l'tl - COJ\HELA'l'ED 0llAHA01cERS 276 CliAPTEH IX. CULTIVATED PLANTS: CEREAL AND CULINARY PLANTS. PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON 'l'llE NUllffiER AND PAllENTAGE OF CULTIVA'l'ED l'LAN'l'l:l - FIRST S'I'.EPS IN OUL'l'IVATJON - GEOGBAPlllOAL DISTBTBU'l'ION OF OUL'l'rYA'l'ED PLANTI:l. CER~ALIA.- DOUll'l'S ON 'l'HE NCJ\WER 01!' SPECIES.-- WIIEAT: VARIETIDS OF -INDIVIDUAL YARIABI!,I'l'Y- OUANGl.m HABITS- SELE01'ION- ANCIENT lliSTOHY O.F 'l'llE VAHIE'l'lES. -- 1\I.AIZE: GREA'l' VAlUATION 0.1!'- DIRE()'!' AC'l'lON OF CLlMA'l'E ON. CULINARY PLANTS.- CABBAGES : VAUIETIES OF, IN l>OLIAGE AND STEJII ·,BUT NOT IN OTilEH l'ARTS - l'AUJ,;NTAGE OF - OTHER SI'EClEi:l OJ!' BHASSICA. -PEAS: AllfOUN'l' OF DIL>lo'EUil:NCE IN 'l'llE SEVERAL KINDS, Ullllil!'LY JN 'l'llE l'OD AND SEED- SOlliE VAIUE'l'lES CONI:ITAN1', 'OlliE lllGHLY VALUAlJLE- DO NO'l' IN'l'EHCHO.S. --BEANS.-- l'O'l'A'l'OI'S : Nl:li1EROUS VARIE'l'lliS OF- DlFFELUNG Ll'l"l'LE, EXCJ<:P'I.' IN 'l'llE 'l'UBEHS - CUAHAC!'I.'EUS INHERITED 305 |