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Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892

Variation of Birds in a State of Nature by Frank Russell, 1892, Page 7

be the judges upon the [bench?], are the advocates [pleading?] before the court of the masses which has not investigated, is not put in possession of all the facts, is in [illegible] to be expected to be competent to preform such a function, yet is asked to render judgement! What wonder then that the theory of development has been so long discussed?

Again, the objection has been raised against the supporters of this theory that they have confined their investigations and observations to animals and plants under domestication where it is admitted that there is a chance for variability where the disturbing of man has modified and even [mollified?] many of the natural laws of development. Wild animals and plants, they say, do not [vary?] to any appreciable extent.

"What the hypothesis of evolution wants is a good theory of [variation?]" said [illegible], and [I?] would that for a well [grounded?] theory of variation there is only wanting study and observation, for the material is easily obtainable. Dr [illegible] of London by studying a half day new species of trout "from being a [illegible] supporter of the old [illegible] of distinct creations was completely [illegible] to evolutionism".

In the following pages the variation of both species and individuals is shown by an elaborate system of measurements, [illegible] in order

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be the judges upon the [bench?], are the advocates [pleading?] before the court of the masses which has not investigated, is not put in possession of all the facts, is in [illegible] to be expected to be competent to preform such a function, yet is asked to render judgement! What wonder then that the theory of development has been so long discussed? Again, the objection has been raised against the supporters of this theory that they have confined their investigations and observations to animals and plants under domestication where it is admitted that there is a chance for variability where the disturbing of man has modified and even [mollified?] many of the natural laws of development. Wild animals and plants, they say, do not [vary?] to any appreciable extent. "What the hypothesis of evolution wants is a good theory of [variation?]" said [illegible], and [I?] would that for a well [grounded?] theory of variation there is only wanting study and observation, for the material is easily obtainable. Dr [illegible] of London by studying a half day new species of trout "from being a [illegible] supporter of the old [illegible] of distinct creations was completely [illegible] to evolutionism". In the following pages the variation of both species and individuals is shown by an elaborate system of measurements, [illegible] in order