The Story of the Birds
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Thus the beak of the Apteryx, already noted, is very different from that of its fellow ostrich forms.
Now, we can never know whether the ancestors of this bird, by some sudden and extensive variation, were endowed with a longer beak than the usual clap- trap shape of the others and then took to prodding with it, or whether it took to prodding first with an ordinary beak and by the slightest favorable varia- tions developed the present shape. This latter case would be an instance where the usual... natural-selec- tion argument would prevail, as follows : The bird having the longest beak would prod the deepest ; the one with the slimmest, sharpest beak would thrust the quickest ; the one with the most sensitive beak 144 TOOLS AND TASKS AMONG THE BIRDS.
would feel the surest ; and the one having the nos- trils nearest the tip would smell the best. Hence in the struggle for existence in the ancient swamps the birds that had all these fortuitous combinations would most likely survive and be the ancestors of other fortunately endowed birds.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Thus the beak of the Apteryx, already noted, is very different from that of its fellow ostrich forms.
Now, we can never know whether the ancestors of this bird, by some sudden and extensive variation, were endowed with a longer beak than the usual clap- trap shape of the others and then took to prodding with it, or whether it took to prodding first with an ordinary beak and by the slightest favorable varia- tions developed the present shape. This latter case would be an instance where the usual... natural-selec- tion argument would prevail, as follows : The bird having the longest beak would prod the deepest ; the one with the slimmest, sharpest beak would thrust the quickest ; the one with the most sensitive beak 144 TOOLS AND TASKS AMONG THE BIRDS.
would feel the surest ; and the one having the nos- trils nearest the tip would smell the best. Hence in the struggle for existence in the ancient swamps the birds that had all these fortuitous combinations would most likely survive and be the ancestors of other fortunately endowed birds.
What to read after The Story of the Birds?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Baskett, James Newton, 1849- to read onlineMoreLess
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