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Show Vl CONTENTS OF VOL. II. CHAPTER XIV. Bmns-cont inued. Choice exerted by the female- Length of courtship- Unpaired birds-:M:ental qualities and taste for the beautiful-Preference or antipathy shewn by the female fot· particular males- Variability of birds- Variations sometimes abrupt-Laws of variation- Formation of ocelli- Gradations of characler- Case of Peacock, Argus pheasant, and Urosticte Page 99-153 CHAPTER XV. Bmns-continued. Discussion why the males alone of some species, and both sexes of other species, are brightly coloured- On sexually-limited inheritance, as applied to various Rtrnctnres and to brightlycoloured plumage- Nidification in relution to colour- Loss of nuptial plumage during the winter .. 154.-182 CHAPTER XVI. BIRDS-concluded. The immature plumage in relation to the character of the plumage in both sexes when adult- Six classes of cases- Sexual differences between the males of closely-allied or representative species -The female assuming the characters of the male -Plumage of tho young in relation to the snmmet· and winter plumage of the adults-On the increase of beauty in the Birds of the WorldProtective colouring- Conspicuously-coloured birds- Novelty :t.ppreciatcd- Summary of the four chapters on birds 183-238 CONTENTS OF VOL. II. vii CHAPTER X VII. SEcoNDAUY SExuAL CrrARAC1'ERS ore MAMMAJ,s. The law of battle- Special weapons, confined to the males- Cat1se of absence of weapons in the female- Weapons common to both sexe!l, yet primarily acquired by the male- Other uses of such weapons- '!'heir high importauce- Greater size of the maleMeans of defence- On the preference shewn by either sex in the pairing of quadrupeds.. Page 239-273 CHAPTER XVIII. SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS OF MAMMALS-continued. Voice- Remarkable sexual peculiarities in seals- Odour- Development of the hair- Colour of the hair and skin- Anomalous case of the female being more ornamented than the maleColour and ornaments due to sexual selection- Colour acquired: for the sake of protection- Colour, though common to both sexes, often due to sexual selt-ction- On the disappearance of spots and stripes in adult quadrupeds- On the colours and ornaments of the Quadrumana- Summary 274-315 CHAPTER XIX. SECOND.\RY SEXUAL CJJARAC'l'ERS OF MAN. Differences between n~an and womfln- Causes of such di ffcrences and of certain characters common to both sexes- Law of battle -Differences in mental powers- and voice- On the influence of beauty in determining the marriages of mankind- A ttent.ion paid by savages to ornaments- Their ideas of beauty in woman - 'l'he tendency to exaggerate each natural peculiarity 316-354 |