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Show BY THE SAME AUTHOR. ON TilE OlUGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELEO'l'ION; or Tho Pm:sE!lVATJON of FAvorRJm HA ES in the STRUGGLE for LIFE. Fourth EtliLiun (Eighth 'l'housand ), with AddiLions and Correctio n s. 18G6. MmnAv. A NATURALIST'S VOYAGE ROUND TilE WORLD; or, A J ounNAL OF RE EATICJJES into tho NA'rURAI, HISTORY nrHl GEOLOGY of the OooNTJtlES vi~itc<l during the Voyage of H.M.S. U cnglr, under the C ommand of Capt. FITz-RoY, R.N. Tenth Thousand. MmmAY. ON TilE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS. SMr.•ru, F.Lmnn, & C o. GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON VOLCANIC ISLANDS. Sm'l'II, ELDEH, & Co. GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA. SMrru, ELDEn, & Co. A MONOGRAPH OF THE CIRRIPEDJA. With numerous Illustrations. 2 vols. Svo. HA llDWICKE. ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES. BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN OR IUDS ARB FERTILISED BY INSEO'fS; and on the GooD EFFECTS of Ot~o. SING. With numerous Wootlcuts. Mt:HHAY. ON THE MOVEMENTS a.nd HABITS of CLIMBING PLANTS. With W oodcuts. Wn.LTAlllS & NoHGATE. LONnQN: PRI~TED BY WILL!All CLOWES AND SONS, ST,\MFOKJ) STtum·r, AND OUARWO CROSS. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. INTRODUO'l'ION Page J CHAPTER I. DOMESTIC DOG~ AND CA'l'S. ANCIENT V AR!E'l'IES OF TilE DOG ·- RESEMBLANCE OF DO~mS'r!O DOGS IN V AlUOt:~ COUNTRIES '1'0 NA'l'IVE CANINE SPECIES- ANIAIALS NOT ACQUAINTED WI'l'II ~fAN A'l' FIRST FEAl~ESS- DOGS RESEMBJ,ING WOLVES AND JACKALS- HABI'l' OF BARKlNG ACQUIRED AND LOS'!'- FERAL DOGS- '!'AN-COLOURED EY:E-SPO'l'S- PEl!IOD OF GESTA'l'ION - OFFENSIVE ODOUR - l'EHTlLI'l'Y OF 'l'UE RACES WHEN CROSSED - DlFFErtENCES IN 'l'UE SEVERAL RACES IN PAWl' DUE '1'0 DESCENT FROM DIS' l' fNO'l' SPECIES - DlFl!'EHENCES IN 'l'l!E SKULL AND TEE'l'll - DIFli'ERENCES IN 'l'Till BODY, IN COJS"STITU'l'ION - FEW IMPOR'l'.AN'l' DJFl?EHENCES l!A VE BEEN FUEl) BY SELECTION - DIREO~I' AC'l'ION OF OLIAIATE - W A'l'El~-DOGS WI'l'li PALMA TED FEE'l'IUS'l'OHY OF 'l'HE CHANGES WHICH CERTAIN ENGLISH !lACES OF TilE DOG IIAVI!l GHADUALLY UNDERGONE 'l'IIROUGH SELEO'l'ION- EXTINO'l'ION OF 'l'IIE LESS Ull? UOVED SUD·J3REEDS. OATS, CROSSED WI'l'II SEVEUAL SPECillS- DIFFEREN'l' l3REEDS FOUND ONLY IN SEPARA.'l'ED COUN'l'U!ES - DlltJW'l' EFFECTS OF TilE OONDI'l'IONS OF Ul"E - l!'ERAL OATS -INDIVIDUAL VARIABILI'l'Y 15 OilAPTEH II. HORSES AND ASSES. HOHSE.- DIFFERENCES IN 'l'IIE Bl~EEDS - INDIVIDUAL VARIAB!LI'l'Y 01.1'- ])JREO'l' E~'FEC'l'S OF 'l'IIE CONDI~'IONS Ol!' Lll!'E - OAN WITIIS'I'AND ~1 CIT COLD - BUElmS MUCH .IIIOli!PillD BY SELECTION- COLOURS OF 'l'IJE HORSE -DAPPLING- DAllli STlUPES ON 'l'JIE SPINE, LEGS, SI!OULDEHS, AND FOl!EllJMD - DUN·COLOt'RED UOR ES MOST J?REQl'EN~'LY STRil'ED- ST!Ul'ES l'HOBABLY DUE TO REVERSION '.l'O TlW PRIMITIVE STATE OF nm HOUSE. ASSES.- BHEEDS Ol!' - COLOUR OF - LEG- AND SliOt:LDER- STJUPES - SllOt'LDER· S'l'lUl'ES SOMETIMES ABSENT, SOII!E'l'IMES FORKED 49 CH AP'l'ER III. PlGS- CA'l"l'LE ·-SHEEP- GOA'l'S. PIGS BELONG TO 'l'WO DlS'l 'lNC'l' 'l'YPES, SUS SCHOFA AND INDICA- TOUF-SCHWEIN JAPAN l'IG -l!'El~TILI'l'Y O.!o' CltOSSED PIGS - CIIA.NGES IN Tllli SKULL O.!o' Tlill lllUlJL Y CUL'l'lVA'l'ED ltA(;EI:l- CO.NVEIWENCE OJ!' CHAHAC'l'EH- GESTATION- SOLID·HOO.Io'ED SWINE - CUltiOUS Al'PENDAG.EI:i '1'0 THE JAWS- DECRJ~ASE IN SIZE 01' THE 'J'Ui:iKS - YOUNG PIG ' LONGI'l'UDINALLY STHll'ED - FERAL l'IGS - CHOSSED JUtEED ·. <JA'l''l'LE. - ZEUU A Dll:i1.'INO'l ' Sl'E(;illS - EUHOPEAN CA'l"l'LI> PROlJABLY DES01!:NilJW 1>'1\0M 'J'HllEE WlLJJ lo'OHMi:i - ALL TII.E 1\ACJ>i:i NO\\' lo'EI\'J'ILJ> 'lOliETlli:Jt - lJIU'J 1"11 1/ ~ |