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Title: Concealing-coloration in the animal kingdom; an exposition of the laws of disguise through color and pattern: being a summary of Abbott H. Thayer's discoveries
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939 Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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p. 82; figure 82, p. 82 Wood Creeper. See Creeper Wood Duck. See Duck Woodpecker, 49, 78, 114, 115, figure 83, p. 114 Wood Warbler. See Warblers Wryneck, 49, 50 Young animals, patterns of different fromadults of same species, 60, 80, 82, 83,145, 169 Zebra, 135-140, figure 88, p. 135; figure 89, p. 136; figure 90, p. 138; figure 91, p. 138; and figure 92, p. 138Zoril, African, 147, 150 260
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EXPLANATION OF PI^TE I PEACOCK IN THE WOODS. painted by Abbott H. Thayer, assisted by Richard S. Meryman .The Peacocks splendor is the eflfect of a marvellous combination of obliterative designs,in forest-colors and patterns. From the golden-green of the forests sunlight, through all itstints of violet-glossed leaves in shadow, and its copipery glimpses of sunlit bark or earth, allimaginable forest-tones are to be found in this birds costume; and they melt him into thescene to a degree past all human analysis. Up in the trees, seen from below, his neck is at its bluest, and when sunlit, perfectlyrepresents blu6 sky seen through the leaves. Looked down on, in the bottom shades of the-jungle, it has rich green sheens which melt it into the surrounding foliage. His back, inall lights, represents golden-green foliagfe, and his wings picture tree-bark, rockj-etc., insunlight and in shadow. His green-blue head is equipped with a crest which greatly helpsit against revealing its contour whencu31924022546406

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