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Darwinism (1889)

CHAPTER III
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4 .-- Dolichonyx oryzivorus.

20 Males.] [Illustration: FIG.

5 .-- Agelaeus phoeniceus.

40 Males.] The first bird taken is the common Bob-o-link or Rice-bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), and the Diagram, Fig.

4, exhibits the variations of seven important characters in twenty male adult specimens.[21] These characters are--the lengths of the body, wing, tail, tarsus, middle toe, outer toe, and hind toe, being as many as can be conveniently exhibited in one diagram.


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