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Abreu, Madame, observations of behaviour of apes by | 303, 308–309 |
Abyssinia, butterflies from | 184 |
Adaptive radiation, definitions of | 157, 330 |
Africa, ant from, figure showing | 221 |
butterflies of | 184 |
elephants of | 238 |
Africa, South, Permian climate of | 285 |
Agassiz, Louis, cited | 69, 102, 103 |
Alaska, former connection of, with Siberia | 86, 91–92, 227–229, 230 |
remains of horses found in | 230 |
Alga, figures showing | 146 |
Allantois, advantages of evolution of | 331 |
Allen, Joel A., cited | 7 |
Amauris niavius, figure showing | 184 |
Amazon region, butterflies of | 180 |
Amnion, advantages of evolution of | 331 |
Amoeba, nature of | 145 |
studies of evolutionary changes in | 26–33 |
views of | 27 |
Amphibia, features and habits of | 259, 279–280 |
origin of | 278–281 |
Amphioxus, reference to | 274, 332 |
Ancestral features of embryo, discrimination of | 70–71 |
Anchitherium, geological age of | 226 |
Andrews, Roy C, cited | 287 |
Animals, development of structure of | 124–127 |
domestic breeding of, significance of | 112 |
earliest known | 257 |
evolutionary increase in size and efficiency of | 328–332 |
expressions of emotions of | 295 |
geographic distribution of | 81–101 |
Ant, figure showing Tertiary form of | 215 |
vestigial wings of | 35, 36 |
Ants, colony of, figure showing | 218 |
distribution of | 217–218 |
diversity in form and habits of | 218–219 |
evolution of, chapter on | 210–224 |
feeding habits of | 219 |
figures showing | 215, 217–222 |
fossil, study of | 214–216 |
fungus chamber of, figure showing | 219 |
habits of | 217–218 |
Ants, modification of forms of | 222–223 |
sexual trimorphism of | 216 |
social organization of | 218–219 |
social parasitism of | 220–221 |
subfamilies of | 216–217 |
structure and behaviour of, modification of, by evolution | 222 |
Ape-fissure, reference to | 322 |
Ape-man of Trinil, features of | 134, 266 |
Apes, dentition of | 44 |
figures showing | 297, 300, 302, 304 |
genealogical relations of, to man | 21–22 |
human side of | 293–310 |
skulls of, features of | 133 |
Apteryx, flightless bird of New Zealand, reference to | 99 |
vestigial wings of | 38 |
Arachnida, general features of | 51 |
Archaeopteryx, form and features of | 251–253 |
reference to | 18, 368 |
restoration of | 251 |
Archaeornis, reference to | 263 |
Archaeozoic era, length of | 161 |
Argentina, fossils of | 87 |
Aristotle, reference to | 140 |
Arthropoda, general features and subdivisions of | 50–51 |
Asia, former connection of, with North America | 86, 91–92, 227–229, 230 |
Asiatic islands, geology and zoology of | 93–94 |
Atomic evolution, phases of | 358–361 |
Australia, ant from, figure showing | 217 |
zoological isolation of | 85–86 |
Backboned animals, early forms of | 127–128 |
Bacon, Francis, cited | 113 |
Barrell, Joseph, cited | 288 |
Basement complex of American rocks, reference to | 271 |
Bates, Henry Walter, cited | 174, 180 |
Batesian mimicry, reference to | 181 |
Bather, Francis Arthur, chapter by | 102–111 |
Bee, bumble, features and habits of | 200–205, 208 |
carpenter, form, nests, and habits of | 198–199 |
honey, features and habits of | 187–194 |
in flight, figure showing | 192 |
larva of, figure showing | 192 |
lessons and laws derived from a study of | 193 |
larva of | 191 |
queen, life and labor of | 189–191 |
worker, life and labor of | 191–193 |
leaf-cutting, features and habits of | 196–197 |
mason, form and habits of | 197–198 |
mosquito, form and habits of | 199–200 |
solitary, features, nests, and habits of | 195–196 |
stingless, form and habits of | 199 |
swarm of, figure showing | 188 |
Beehive, complexity of | 187–188 |
evolution of | 186–209 |
Beeswax, production and manipulation of | 188 |
Belt series, fossils found in | 271 |
Bergson, Henri, cited | v |
Bermuda, forms of life on | 97–98 |
Bernard, Claude, cited | 145 |
Berry, Edward Wilber, chapter by | 156–173 |
figure cited from work by | 165 |
Bible, quotation from | 324 |
Bichir, reference to | 278 |
Biogenesis, modes of | 50, 52, 142–143 |
Biogenetics, general law in | 50, 52 |
Bird, changes in senses of | 249 |
evolution of | 243–254, 367–369 |
flight of, regulation of | 248–249 |
heart and circulation of | 245 |
ovary of, vestigial | 37 |
reptilian ancestor of | 243–254, 259–261 |
reptilian features of | 250 |
vestigial wings of species of | 37–38 |
view showing | 253 |
Birds with teeth, examples of | 261 |
Blood tests of evolution, methods and results of | 365–367 |
Bolton, H., cited | 121 |
Bonnet monkey, experiments made with | 298–300 |
Bonnet, Charles, cited | 63 |
Borneo and other islands, former connection of, with Asia | 86 |
Boyesen, H. H., cited | 12 |
Brachyura, general features of | 51 |
Brain, evolution of, chapter on | 311–326 |
functions of different parts of | 323 |
Brazil, ant from, figure showing | 217 |
butterflies of | 180, 181 |
Breeder of animals, significance of work done by | 112 |
British Columbia, fossils from | 257–258 |
Brocket of Chili, reference to | 90–91 |
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, “family tree” shown at | 137–139 |
Broom, cited | 284 |
Brues, C. T., figures made from photographs taken by | 215, 217 |
Bull-dog ants, figure showing | 217 |
Bumble-bee, cells in hive of | 206, 207 |
features and habits of | 200–205, 208 |
nest of, figures showing | 202, 203 |
Burchell, William John, reference to work done by | 181 |
Butterflies, changes of colour in | 179–180 |
figures of | 183, 184 |
metamorphosis of | 183 |
Butterflies and moths, evolution shown by | 174–185 |
Cambrian period, events of | 161 |
forms of life of | 127 |
Cambrian period, fossils of | 258 |
source of name of | 159 |
Camel family, geologic history of | 83 |
Camptonotis, view showing | 218 |
nests of | 222 |
Cape Verde Islands, source of animals and plants of | 97 |
Carboniferous period, events of | 161 |
ganoids of | 130 |
plant of, restoration of | 166 |
source of name of | 160 |
Carder bee, habits of | 198 |
Carnivora, results of blood tests of | 367 |
Carpenter bee, form, habits, and nests of | 198–199 |
Casteel, figures cited from | 189, 192 |
Cat, features of eye of | 42 |
Catfish (Clarias), evolution of | 52–53 |
Cave animals, vestigial eyes of | 37 |
Cell division, modes of reproduction by | 146 |
Cell fusion, modes of reproduction by | 146 |
Cenozoic era, forms of life of | 160, 161 |
length of | 161 |
plants of | 161, 170 |
Centetes, reference to | 287 |
Central America, butterflies of | 180 |
mammals of | 87–91 |
Tertiary uplift of | 90, 91 |
Cephalaspis, reference to | 273, 274 |
Chalk of England, fishes of | 132 |
fossils from, studies of | 120–121 |
sea urchins from, changes in species of | 109–110 |
studies of sea urchins of | 117–119 |
vertebrates of | 128 |
Changes in form of animals, tendency of | 131 |
Chemical origin of forms of life, theory of | 142 |
Cheshire, figure cited from | 190 |
Chimpanzee, experiments with | 300–302 |
human characters of | 294 |
observations of behaviour of | 300–301, 302, 303–306, 309 |
view showing building operations of | 300 |
Chlorophyll, development of, consequences of | 158 |
reference to | 146 |
Chordates, earliest forms of | 273–275 |
Cinnamon fern, figure showing | 146 |
Circulus, term suggested for groups of animals | 119, 120, 122 |
Clarias, evolution of | 52–53 |
Club moss, figure showing | 146 |
reference to | 160, 165 |
Cœnogenetic features of embryo, discrimination of | 70–71 |
Colaptes, evidence of evolution afforded by | 7–8 |
Comb of honey-bee’s hive, figures showing | 189, 190 |
Comoro Islands, butterflies of | 184 |
Conklin, Edwin Grant, chapter by | 62–80 |
Conklin, Edwin Grant, cited | 9 |
Connecting and missing links in the ascent to man, chapter on | 255–269 |
Continuity of life, geologic record of | 268 |
Corals of Cutch, India, variations noted in | 119–120, 122 |
Corbin, W. E., figures made from photographs taken by | 226 |
Cordaites, figure showing restoration of | 166 |
reference to | 164 |
Cormorant, flightless, of Galapagos Islands | 99 |
Crab, hermit, genesis of | 51–52 |
Cretaceous period, events of | 161 |
fishes of | 131–132 |
plants of | 167–169 |
source of name | 160 |
vertebrates of | 128 |
Crossopts, reference to | 277–278 |
Crow, cited | 308 |
Crustacea, general features of | 51 |
Cutch, India, studies of corals of | 119–120 |
Cuttlefishes, evidence of evolution afforded by | 15 |
Cuvier, Georges, cited | 114 |
Cycadofilex, figure showing | 148 |
Cycadofilices, reference to | 146 |
Cycads, age of, reference to | 165 |
figures showing | 146, 147, 167, 168 |
line of descent of | 147 |
Cycas revoluta, figures showing | 146, 147 |
Cynodonts, features of | 283, 284 |
reference to | 262–263 |
Darwin, Charles Robert, cited | 16, 19-20, 69, 77, 81, 114, 115, 152, 153, 155, 291, 294, 322–323, 338, 363, 364 |
reference to work done by | vi, 153 |
Dawn-man, features of | 134 |
Deer, evolutionary changes in | 132 |
Development, causes of | 75–77 |
course of | 65–68 |
nature of | 62–64 |
relations of, to religion | 77 |
Devonian period, events of | 161 |
fishes of | 129–130, 275–278, 280 |
plants of | 160–165 |
Dicotyledons, line of descent of | 147 |
Difflugia corona, studies of evolution of | 26–31 |
views of | 27, 30, 30 |
Dinichthys, features of | 130 |
Dinoponera grandis, figure of | 217 |
Dipnoans, evolution of | 277 |
Dodo, loss of power of flight by | 99 |
Domestic animals, significance of breeding of | 112 |
Dromotherium, reference to | 285 |
Drone bee, figure of | 187 |
Drosophila, mutations of | 19, 32 |
Dryden, John, citation made from translation of Vergil by | 193 |
Dryopithecus, features of | 133, 288 |
Dubois, discovery of Pithecanthropus by | 266 |
Duck-bill, early teeth of | 176–177 |
features of | 176 |
references to | 262, 286 |
Dufour and Perris, figure cited from | 194 |
Ear, human, vestigial parts of | 40–41 |
Earth, evolution of | 270–271 |
Echidna, features of | 176 |
Edentata, habitat of | 87 |
Egg, course of development from | 65–68, 76 |
nature of | 65–68 |
study of development of | 63–64 |
Egg-laying mammals, origin of | 284–286 |
Egypt, fossils from | 288 |
Elephant, evolution of | 232–241 |
figures showing | 232, 240 |
fossil remains of, wide distribution of | 232–233 |
head and molar teeth of, changes in | 239 |
living species of | 232 |
overgrowth of tusks of | 132 |
Elephas falconi, reference to | 238 |
Elephas melitensis, reference to | 238 |
Elephas primigenius, features of | 237 |
Elliot, Smith, G., chapter by | 311–326 |
cited | 289, 393 |
Embryo, coenogenetic features of | 70–71 |
example of | 54 |
features of human | 56–58, 60 |
palingenetic features of | 70–71 |
Embryology, evidence of evolution afforded by | 18–19, 49–61, 62–80 |
Embryonic and larval states, relations of | 54–57 |
Eoanthropus, features of | 134 |
reference to | 21 |
Eocene epoch, animals of | 287, 288 |
horses of | 226, 227 |
mastodon of | 233 |
place of, in geological time table | 161 |
Eohippus, figures showing | 226, 227, 229 |
geological age of | 226, 227 |
view comparing modern horse with | 230 |
Eospermatopteris, figure showing | 163 |
Eozoön canadense, reference to | 271 |
Epihippus, geological age of | 226, 227 |
Equus, figures showing | 226, 229 |
kinds of | 226–232 |
Equus giganteus, geological age of | 230 |
Equus scotti, view of skeleton of | 226 |
Eras, periods, and epochs of geological history, table showing | 160 |
Eusthenopteron, reference to | 277–278 |
Evolution, causes of | 75–77 |
comparison of theory of special creation with | 242–243 |
conditions influencing | 6–7 |
cosmic, features of | 355–357, 362–363 |
cumulative evidence for | 355–371 |
definitions of | 1–2, 64, 210, 211–212, 340–345 |
fanciful objections to | 178 |
features of atomic form of | 358–361 |
fields of study in | 213 |
geographical evidences of | 15–16 |
geologic phases of | 357–358 |
meaning of term | 1–12, 24 |
mind in | 340–354 |
moulding factors of | 6 |
present occurrence of | 24–33 |
relations of religion to | 77 |
progress shown in | 21, 22, 337–339 |
shown by development of the individual organism | 49–61 |
slow progress of | 24–26 |
test of | 174–175 |
uplifting effect of idea of | 20–22 |
Eye, human, vestigial part of | 41–42 |
Family tree of plant life, difficulties of determining | 149 |
table and figure showing | 137–139 |
Faunas, extinction of | 84 |
Feathers, evolution of | 244 |
Fern, earliest, figure showing | 163 |
seed-bearing, figure showing | 148 |
Field, B. C, fossils from | 257–258 |
Fishes, early evolution of | 275–278 |
evolutionary changes in | 129–132 |
features of | 280 |
features of fossil forms of | 275–278 |
geminate pairs of | 8 |
Flowering plants, rise of | 170 |
Fleischman, figure cited from | 192 |
Folding and crushing of beds of rock, evidences of | 107–108 |
Foot and hand, human, ancient origin of | 279–280 |
Forest ape, features of | 133 |
Forest horses, migrations of | 228 |
Fossil plants, story told by | 156–173 |
Fossils, evidence of evolution afforded by | 58–59, 127–136, 143, 156–173 |
North and South American, differences between | 88–91 |
France, flora of, subgeneric divisions of | 115 |
Fuligo septica, view of | 145 |
Function and structure, coordination of | 67–68 |
Gager, C. Stuart, chapter by | 137–155 |
figure reproduced from work by | 146, 150, 152 |
Galapagos Islands, evolution shown by fauna of | 15–16 |
flightless cormorant of | 99 |
forms of life on | 96–97 |
Gangamopteris, figure showing | 164 |
Ganoid fishes, features of | 129–130, 277–278 |
Geddes, Patrick, cited | 2 |
Gegenbaur, cited | 71 |
Geminate pairs of species, reference to | 8 |
Geographical distribution of animals, chapter on | 81–101 |
Geological increase in complexity of forms of plants, diagram showing | 157 |
Geological periods, sources of names of | 159–160 |
table showing | 160 |
Geological record, reference to | 103–104, 267–268 |
Geological table showing the evolution of the horse | 226 |
Geological time table | 160 |
Ginkgo, reference to | 166 |
Gipsy moth, useless wings of female | 36 |
Glossopteris flora, figure showing typical members of | 164 |
reference to | 164 |
Gundersen, Alfred, “family tree” devised by | 137–139 |
Gobi, desert of, fossils found in | 287 |
Goethe, J. W. von, reference to observations made by | 17 |
Goldring, figure cited from | 163 |
Goose, common, and Chinese goose, fertile hybrid produced by | 116 |
Gorilla, brain of | 317–321 |
Grand Canyon, reference to | 358 |
Gray, Asa, reference to | 115 |
Great Britain, zoological identity of, with European continent | 93 |
Great Britain and Ireland, former geographic unity of | 86 |
Gregory, John Walter, chapter by | 112–123 |
Gregory, William King, chapter by | 270–292 |
Gymnosperms, age of | 165 |
Haeckel, Ernst, cited | 69–70 |
Hair, derivation of | 176 |
Hair-cap moss, figure showing | 147 |
Hand, human, ancient origin of | 279 |
Hare and rabbit, fertile hybrid produced by | 116 |
Harrison, cited | 179 |
Hartman, C. T., figure made from photograph by | 219 |
Harvey, William, famous dictum of | 65 |
Hawaiian Islands, peculiar animals of | 98 |
Hawkins, H. L., cited | 121 |
Heidelberg, Germany, early human skull found near | 135, 267 |
Heilmann, restoration of Archaeopteryx by | 251 |
Hellmann, Milo, collaboration by | 290 |
Heredity, influence of | 6 |
Hermit crab, genesis of | 51–52 |
Hipparion, geological age of | 226, 230 |
Hippidium, geological age of | 226 |
Hodson, Arnold, butterflies collected by | 184, 185 |
Holarctic zoological region, limits of | 84–85 |
Holmes, Samuel Jackson, chapter by | 293–310 |
Homology, evidence of, confirmed by blood tests | 367 |
explanation of | 72 |
Homunculus, speculations concerning | 63 |
Honeycomb, features of | 188–189 |
Honey-bee, evolution of | 186–209 |
features and habits of | 187–194 |
figure of, on the wing | 192 |
lessons and laws derived from a study of | 193 |
Hooker, Joseph, citation of, by Darwin | 115 |
Horse, early home of | 227 |
Eohippus compared with | 230 |
evolutionary changes in | 230–231, 264–265 |
figures showing evolution of | 226, 229 |
fore foot and teeth of, figure showing evolution of | 229 |
geological table showing evolution of | 226 |
kinds of | 226–232 |
skeleton of, figure showing | 226 |
vestigial organs of | 39–40 |
Hubbard, J. G., and Strong, O. S., figure made from photograph by | 218 |
Human and other brains, comparison of | 316–321 |
Human ear, vestigial parts of | 40–41 |
Human embryo, features of | 56–58, 60 |
Human eye, vestigial part of | 41–42 |
Human side of apes, chapter on | 293–310 |
Human skulls, ape characters of early forms | 133 |
Human teeth, vestigial nature of some | 44–45 |
Humble-bee, features and habits of | 200–205, 208 |
nest of, figures showing | 202, 203 |
Huxley, Julian Sorrell, chapter by | 327–339 |
cited | 251 |
Huxley, Thomas Henry, cited | 2, 102–103, 121, 144, 259, 287 |
Hyatt, cited | 120 |
Hybrids, fertile, examples of | 116 |
Hyenia, figure showing | 164 |
reference to | 160 |
Hylodes, embryonic and larval stages in | 55–56 |
Hypothesis, definition and character of | 143–144 |
Hypohippus, geologic age of | 226 |
Ice Age, references to | 161, 170–172 |
India, apes of, great variety shown by | 133–134 |
corals of, studies of | 119–120 |
fossils from | 288 |
remains of apes found in | 267 |
Indians, North American, activities of | 186–187 |
Individual development comparable with racial development | 77 |
Insecta, general features of | 51 |
Insectivora, reference to | 265 |
Insects, evolution shown by | 18 |
flightless species of | 100 |
Islands, oceanic and continental, definition of | 92–93 |
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Jacobson’s organ in human embryo, figure showing | 45 |
Japanese cycads, figure showing | 168 |
Java, ape-man of | 134, 135 |
former connection of, with Asia | 86 |
Jennings, Herbert Spencer, chapter by | 24–33 |
Johnson, Martin, figure taken from work by | 232, 240 |
Jordan, David Starr, chapter by | 1–12 |
and Evermann, Barton Warren, cited | 91 |
“Jordan’s law,” reference to | 7 |
Jurassic period, cycads of | 168 |
events of | 161 |
fishes of | 130–131 |
floras of | 165–166, 168–169 |
flying animals of | 260–262 |
Keith, Sir Arthur, cited | 289 |
Kerguelen land, flightless insects of | 100 |
Kiaer, Johann, cited | 273 |
Kiwi, vestigial wings of | 38, 39 |
Köhler, W., cited | 304–305, 306, 307 |
experiments made with apes by | 300–302 |
figures reproduced from work by | 300, 302 |
Kowalevsky, cited | 73 |
Krakatau, restocking of, by animals and plants | 95 |
Kräusel and Weyland, figure cited from | 164 |
Kurile Islands, former connection of, with Asia | 86 |
Lamborn, W. A., study of butterflies by | 184 |
Land plants, first appearance of | 160 |
Lang, figure made from photograph by | 222 |
Lankester, Ray, cited | 121 |
Lanugo, vestigial nature of | 45–46 |
Larva, example of | 54 |
Larval and embryonic states, relations of | 54–57 |
Leaf-cutting bees, form and habits of | 196–197 |
nests of, figure showing | 197 |
Lepus darwinii, a fertile hybrid | 116 |
Life, chemical theory of origin of | 142 |
continuity of | 255–256 |
definition of | 4–6 |
early forms and attributes of | 127–128, 144–145, 270–272 |
sources of | 3–4 |
tree of, illustration symbolizing | Frontispiece |
unbroken continuity of | 268 |
Lilium martagon, figure showing | 152 |
Limulus, evolutionary place of | 367 |
Lineage of man, chapter on | 270–292 |
Links in the ascent to man, chapter on | 255–269 |
Linnaeus, Carolus, cited | 114, 286 |
Lion, brain of | 317–318 |
London basin, diagrammatic section across | 106 |
Loomis, Frederic Brewster, chapter by | 225–241 |
Lucas, F. A., cited | 251 |
Lull, Richard Swann, chapter by | 255–269 |
figure cited from work of | 239 |
“Lumpers” (a school of naturalists), reference to | 115 |
Lycopodium clavatum, figure showing | 146 |
Lycorea halia, reference to | 181 |
McCabe, Joseph, cited | 211 |
MacBride, Ernest William, chapter by, on evolution as shown by the development of the individual organism | 49–61 |
Mackenzie, J, F., cited | 141 |
Macrozamia Moorei, view showing | 147 |
Macrura, general features of | 51 |
Madagascar, butterflies from | 184 |
Madeira, flightless insects of | 100 |
forms of life on | 97–98 |
Maeterlinck, Maurice, cited | 193 |
Magnolia, flower of, view showing | 147 |
Malacostrata, general features of | 51 |
Malta, elephants of | 238 |
Mammalia, establishment of class of | 286 |
Mammalian development, lines of | 263–264 |
Mammalian life in North and South America in Tertiary time, differences between | 88–91 |
Mammal-like reptiles, features of | 282–284 |
Mammals, differences and links between reptiles and | 285–286 |
egg-laying, origin of | 284–286 |
placental, origin of | 286–288 |
Mammoth, features of | 237–238 |
Man, disputed species of | 115 |
genealogical relations of apes to | 21–22 |
lineage of | 265–266, 270–292 |
ontogeny of | 74–75 |
remote progenitor of | 290–291 |
vestigial organs of | 40–47 |
Manatee, features of | 264 |
Mason bees, features and habits of | 197–198 |
Mastodon, evolution of head and molar teeth of | 239 |
fossil remains of | 233–237 |
Mastodon atticus, features of | 235 |
Mastodon longirostris, features of | 235 |
Mauer, Germany, early human skull found near | 135 |
May-fly, larval life of | 58 |
Megalichthys, reference to | 277–278 |
Megasporophyll of cycad, figure showing | 147 |
Mendel, Gregor, reference to work done by | 152–153 |
Merychippus, figures showing | 226, 229 |
geological age of | 226 |
Mesohippus, figures showing | 226, 229 |
geological age of | 226 |
Mesohippus, view of skeleton of | 226 |
Mesozoic era, events of | 161, 164 |
periods of | 160 |
plants of | 161, 164–165 |
Metabolism, definition of | 145 |
Micraster corbovis, variant forms of | 117–119 |
Microconodon, reference to | 285 |
Millikan, Robert Andrews, cited | 361 |
Milton, John, cited | 113 |
Mind, organs of | 314–315 |
Mind in evolution, chapter on | 340–354 |
growing dominance of | 21 |
Miocene epoch, animals of, in North and South America | 88–91, 288 |
apes of, features of skulls of | 133 |
dinotheres of | 236 |
horses of | 226, 228 |
mastodons of | 234–235 |
place of, in geological time table | 161 |
Miohippus, geological age of | 226 |
Missing and connecting links in the ascent to man, chapter on | 255–269 |
Mniotiltidae, evidence of evolution afforded by | 8 |
Moa, reference to | 99 |
Moeritherium, features of | 233 |
form of head and molar teeth of | 239 |
Mongolia, fossils found in | 287 |
Monkeys, dentition of | 44 |
Monocotyledons, line of descent of | 147 |
Monomorium rothsteini, figure showing | 35 |
Monomorium subapterum, vestigial wings of | 35, 36 |
Monophylectic hypothesis, outline of | 146–149, 150 |
Monotremes, reference to | 262 |
Montlivaltia, variations noted in | 119–120, 122 |
Morality, foundations of | 297 |
Morgan, C. Lloyd, chapter by | 340–354 |
cited | v |
Morgan, T. H., studies of Drosophila by | 31 |
Mosquito bee, features and habits of | 199–200, 207 |
Moss, hair-cap, figure showing | 147 |
Moths and butterflies as evidence of evolution, chapter on | 174–185 |
Mousterian man, features of | 135 |
Müller, Fritz, cited | 181 |
Müllerian mimicry, reference to | 180 |
Mutants, features of | 369 |
Mycetosoritis hartmani, figure showing | 220 |
fungus chamber of | 219 |
nest of | 219 |
Myrmecia tarsata, view of | 217 |
Myxomycete, figure showing | 144, 145 |
Myxomycetes, character of | 145 |
Nathorst, restoration of Wielandiella by | 167 |
Natural selection, reference to | 20 |
Natural selection, work of | 6 |
Naturalists, schools of | 115 |
Neanderthal man, features of | 135 |
reference to | 266–267 |
Neotropical animals, examples of | 89–90 |
Neotropical zoological region, limits of | 85 |
Neuropteridium, figure showing | 164 |
Neuropteris heterophylla, figure showing | 148 |
Newman, Horatio Hackett, chapter by | 355–371 |
New Zealand, flightless bird of | 99 |
North America, former connection of Asia with | 86, 91–92, 227–229, 230 |
Pleistocene animals of | 90 |
Tertiary animals of | 88–91 |
North Carolina, remains of Triassic mammal-like reptiles from | 285 |
Norway, fossil fish-like forms from | 273 |
Oceanic islands, forms of life on | 95–100 |
geology of | 93–94 |
zoology of | 94–100 |
Oecophylla longinoda, figure of | 221 |
nests of, figure showing | 222 |
Oenothera, mutations of | 19 |
Oligocene epoch, animals of | 288 |
apes of, features of | 133 |
horses of | 226, 228 |
mastodons of | 233–234 |
place of, in geological time table | 161 |
Ontogeny, key to phylogeny furnished by | 74 |
parallelism between phylogeny and | 64 |
uncertainty of conclusions drawn from | 71 |
Ordovician period, events of | 161 |
Organisms, distinguishing characteristics of | 5–6 |
early attributes of | 144–145 |
Origin of life, theory of | 142 |
Ornithorhynchus, early teeth of | 176–177 |
features of | 176 |
Orohippus, geological age of | 226, 227 |
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, cited | 5, 287, 290 |
foreword by | v–vi |
Osmunda cinnamomea, view of | 146 |
Osmunda regalis, reference to | 148 |
Osteolepis, reference to | 277–278 |
Ostracoderms, mode of locomotion of | 274–275 |
reference to | 273, 274, 276–277 |
Ostrich, competency of, to survive | 99 |
Overgrowth of certain features, examples of | 132 |
Ovules of cycad, figure showing | 146 |
Oxford University Museum, collection of butterflies in | 181 |
Palaeocene epoch, animals of | 287, 288 |
Palaeomastodon, features of | 233–234 |
form of head and molar teeth of | 239 |
Palaeozoic era, animals of | 257–261 |
Palaeozoic era, length of | 161 |
life of | 161 |
periods of | 159–161 |
plants of | 162–164 |
Palearctic region, animals of | 92 |
Paleontologic record, meaning and validity of | 103–104, 106–110, 125–127 |
Paleontology, development of | 125–127 |
Paleozoic era, events of | 164 |
Paley, William, cited | 337 |
Palingenetic features of embryo, discrimination of | 70–71 |
Paludina, view showing shells of | 120 |
Panama, Isthmus of, geminate fishes on opposite sides of | 8 |
uplift of | 89 |
Papilio dardanus, figure showing | 184 |
Parahippus, geological age of | 226 |
Parapithecus, features of | 288 |
Parasites, features of | 330–331 |
Parker, George Howard, chapter on vestigial organs by | 34–48 |
cited | 4–5 |
Parker, Kitchin, reference to | 177 |
Parker, Newton, reference to | 177 |
Patten, William, cited | 273, 274 |
Paussidae, fossil | 215 |
Pelycosaurs, reference to | 282 |
Penguin, loss of power of flight by | 99 |
Peppered moth, variations of | 179 |
Periods (geological) , table showing | 160 |
Peripatus, reference to | 18 |
Permian epoch, climate of | 285 |
events of | 161 |
fishes of | 130 |
glaciation in | 164, 170 |
mammal-like reptiles of | 282, 285 |
source of name of | 160 |
vertebrates of | 128 |
Phalangeal formulas of different species | 283–284 |
Philippines, former connection of, with Asia | 86 |
Phiomia, features of | 234 |
Phylogeny, relation of ontogeny to | 64, 74 |
Pigeon, vestigial oviduct of | 37 |
Pikerni, fossil mastodon from | 235 |
Piltdown man, references to | 21, 134 |
Pine, figure showing | 146 |
Pinus sylvestris, figure showing | 146 |
Pithecanthropus, features of | 134, 266 |
reference to | 21, 288 |
Pithicus sinicus, experiments made with | 298–300 |
Placental mammals, origin of | 286–288 |
Planets, evolution of | 355–357 |
Plants, classification of | 138–139 |
earliest land forms of | 160 |
evolution of, chapter on | 137–155 |
Plants, family tree of | 137–139 |
increasing complexity of, during geological time, diagram showing | 157 |
mode of evolution of | 143 |
orders of, genealogical line of | 150, 151 |
story told by fossil forms of | 156–173 |
transformation of, by human agency | 141 |
Platypus, early teeth of | 176–177 |
features of | 176 |
reference to | 262, 286 |
Pleistocene epoch, ape-like men of | 135 |
elephants of | 237–238, 239 |
events of | 161, 170–172 |
floras of | 171–172 |
glaciation in | 170–173 |
horses of | 230 |
man-like animals of | 288 |
plant migration in | 171–172 |
Plesihippus, geologic age of | 226 |
Pleurococcus vulgaris, figure showing modes of reproduction of | 146 |
Pliocene epoch, animals of | 288 |
apes of, features of skulls of | 133 |
deer of | 132 |
horses of | 229–230 |
mastodons of | 234–235 |
place of, in geological time table | 161 |
stegodons of | 236–237 |
Pliohippus, geological age of | 226, 230 |
Polyphyletic hypothesis, outline of | 149, 151 |
Polypterus, features of | 278 |
Polyrachis, nests of | 222 |
Polytrichum commune, figure showing | 147 |
Potomac group of rocks, flora of, reference to | 167 |
Poulton, Edward Bagnall, chapter by | 174–185 |
cited | 113–114, 118–119 |
Preformationists, doctrine of | 62–63, 65, 78–79 |
Primates, establishment of order of | 286 |
fossil record of | 265–267 |
habitats of | 265–266 |
migrations of | 265–266 |
origin and evolution of | 288–291 |
results of blood tests of | 367 |
Primofilices, reference to | 146 |
Pro-angiosperms, reference to | 147 |
Progress shown in evolution, chapter on | 327–339 |
Progression of life on earth, chapter on | 124–136 |
Prosopis, figure showing nests of | 194 |
Proterozoic era, length of | 161 |
life of | 161, 271 |
Protohippus, geological age of | 226 |
Protolepidodendron, restoration of | 165 |
Prototrophic organisms, examples of | 257 |
Psalmist, quotation from | 324 |
Psilophyton, figure showing | 162 |
reference to | 160 |
Pteridosperm, figure showing | 148 |
reference to | 147 |
Pterodactyls, features of | 260 |
Python, vestigial legs of | 36, 37 |
Quaternary period, events of | 161 |
Queen bee, figure of | 187 |
life and labors of | 189–191 |
Rabbit, vermiform appendix of | 43 |
Rabbit and hare, fertile hybrid produced by | 116 |
Racial development, comparison of, with individual development | 77 |
Rails, flying and flightless species of | 98–99 |
Radiation, adaptive, definitions of | 157, 330 |
Rallidae, flying and flightless species of | 98–99 |
Ray, John, species founded by | 114 |
Recapitulation theory, experimental demonstration of | 55–56 |
reference to | 18–19 |
sketch of | 68–75 |
statement of | 50 |
Record of the rocks, chapter on | 102–111 |
Religion, relations of evolution to | 77 |
Remane, cited | 290 |
Reptile, derivation of bird from | 242–254, 367–369 |
differences between mammal and | 285–286 |
evolution of | 284–285 |
evolutionary relations of bird to | 367 |
heart and circulation of | 245 |
links between mammal and | 286 |
relations of, to bird, as shown by blood tests | 367–369 |
Reptilian ancestry of birds, reference to | 243–254, 259–261, 367 |
Rhea, competency of, to survive | 99 |
Rhodesia, ancient skulls from | 136 |
Robertson, Janet, restoration of fern by | 148 |
Robinson, Alfred, figure reproduced from photograph by | 184 |
Rock movements caused by uplift and crumpling, examples of | 107–108 |
Rocks, record of, chapter on | 102–111 |
Romanes, G. J., figure cited from | 36 |
observations of the behaviour of monkeys by | 301–302 |
Royal jelly of bees, uses of | 190, 191 |
Rowe, A. W., studies of sea urchins by | 117–119 |
Russia, remains of theromorphs from | 282 |
St. Helena, peculiar animals of | 98 |
Salamanders, larva and embryo of | 55 |
Salamandra atra, nature of young of | 55 |
Salamandra maculosa, experiments with | 53 |
nature of young of | 55 |
Schuchert, Charles, cited | 120 |
Schuchert, Charles, and Walker, H., cited | 120 |
Science, definition of | 9 |
Scotch pine, figure showing | 146 |
Scott, D. H., figure cited from work by | 148, 166 |
Scott, William Berryman, chapter by | 81–101 |
Sea urchins in Chalk of England, changes noted in species of | 109–110 |
variant forms of | 117–119 |
Seaweeds, fossil | 160 |
Seed-bearing fern, figure showing | 148 |
reference to | 160 |
Segregation, effects of | 6–7 |
Selaginella amoena, figure showing | 146 |
Selenka, cited | 95 |
Seymouria, features of | 281 |
Shakespeare, quotations from | vii, 186 |
Sharks, evolution of | 277 |
Sheak, cited | 309 |
Sherrington, Charles Scott, introduction by | vii–ix |
Shipley, Arthur Everett, chapter by | 186–209 |
Siberia, former connection of, with Alaska | 86, 91–92, 227–229, 230 |
Sigillaria, reference to | 165 |
Silurian period, events of | 161 |
fishes and fish-like forms of | 129, 273 |
fossils of | 258–259 |
source of name of | 159 |
Siwalik region of India, remains of apes found in | 267 |
Size of animals, evolutionary increase in | 328 |
Skulls, human, ape characters of early forms of | 133 |
Sladen, figure cited from | 203 |
Slime moulds, character of | 144, 145 |
Smith, G. Elliot, chapter by | 311–326 |
cited | 289, 393 |
Smith, William, references to | 103, 126 |
Snails, evidence of evolution afforded by | 15 |
subspecific divisions of | 115 |
Snake, vestigial legs of | 36, 37 |
vestigial lung of | 37 |
Solenhofen, Bavaria, fossil reptile-bird from | 260–261 |
Solitaire, flightless bird of Mauritius, reference to | 99 |
Solitary bee, cells of | 206 |
nest of | 195 |
Sonoran zoological region, location of | 85 |
South Africa, climate of, in Permian time | 285 |
South America, butterflies of, changes of colour in | 180–181 |
migration of horses from North America to | 230 |
Pleistocene animals of | 90 |
Tertiary mammals of | 87–91 |
Special creation and evolution, comparison of theories of | 242 |
Specialization in evolution, consequences of | 158 |
examples of | 329–332 |
good and evil in | 336 |
Species, an arbitrary, not a natural unit | 116 |
Species, nature of, chapter on | 112–123 |
origin of, conditions governing | 6–7 |
uncertainty in defining | 115–116 |
Spectroscope, revelations made by | 361–362 |
Spencer, Herbert, cited | 113, 115, 116, 117, 352 |
Spirit of the hive, reference to | 193 |
Spirogyra, modes of reproduction of | 146 |
“Splitters” (a school of naturalists), reference to | 115 |
Spore-bearing leaf of cycad, figure showing | 146 |
Stegodon, features of | 236–237 |
form of head and molar teeth of | 239 |
Stensiö, fossils collected by | 273–274 |
Stewart, Charles, cited | 177 |
Stingless bee, form and habits of | 199–200 |
Strong, O. S., and Hubbard, J. G., figure made from photograph by | 218 |
Structure and function, coordination of | 67–68 |
Struggle for existence, reference to | 20 |
Suns, evolution of | 355–357 |
Survival of the fittest, limits of operation of | 7 |
Swarm of bees, figure showing | 188 |
Talgai, Queensland, Australia, fossil skull from | 134–135 |
Teeth, derivation of | 175–176 |
Teeth of apes and monkeys, features of | 44 |
Teeth of man, vestigial elements in | 44–45 |
Tenrec, reference to | 287 |
Tertiary period, animals of, in North and South America | 88–91 |
apes of, features of skulls of | 133 |
climate of | 86 |
deer of | 132 |
events of | 161 |
mammals of | 128–129 |
uplift of Isthmus of Panama in | 89, 91 |
Texas, ant from, figure showing | 220 |
remains of theromorphs from | 282 |
Theophrastus, classification of plants by | 139–140 |
Theory, definition and character of | 143–144 |
Theromorphs, features of | 282–284 |
reference to | 281 |
“Thinking wishly,” causes of | 9 |
Thinopus, footprint of | 259 |
Thomson, J. Arthur, chapter by | 13–23 |
cited | 187 |
Tilney, cited | 289 |
Time table showing geological ages and periods | 161 |
Tortoises of Galapagos Islands, reference to | 15–16 |
Townsend piper, view of | 253 |
Tree ants, nests of, figure showing | 222 |
Tree frog, embryonic and larval stages in | 55–56 |
Tree of life, illustration symbolizing | Frontispiece |
Triassic period, events of | 161 |
fishes of | 130 |
Triassic period, mammal-like reptiles of | 263, 282, 284, 285 |
plants of | 164 |
source of name of | 160 |
Trilophodon, features of | 234 |
form of head and molar teeth of | 239 |
Trinil, Java, ape-man of | 134, 266 |
Trueman, A. E., cited | 121 |
Turk’s cap lily, figure showing | 152 |
Uganda, butterfly from | 184 |
Ussher, James (Archbishop), cited | 10 |
Vapourer moth, flightless female of | 182–183 |
Variation, causes of | 6 |
character and effect of | 6 |
Vaughan, V. C, cited on the origin of life | 142 |
Venezuela, butterflies of | 180 |
Vergil, cited | 193 |
Vermiform appendix, figure showing | 43 |
inheritance of | 42–43, 47 |
Vertebrates, early forms of | 127–128 |
origin of | 272–273 |
stages in evolution of | 275–278 |
Vestigial organs, chapter on | 34–38 |
definition of | 34–36 |
examples of | 311–312 |
reference to | 16–17 |
Vivipara, view showing shells of | 120 |
Von Baer’s law, statement of | 69 |
Vries, Hugo de, cited | 117 |
reference to work done by | 152, 153 |
Waagen, cited | 116 |
Wadjak, Java, features of ancient skulls from | 135–136 |
Walcott, Charles Doolittle, early fossil remains found by | 271 |
Walker, H., cited | 120 |
Wallace, A. R., cited | 314 |
Wapti, Mount, fossils from | 257–258 |
Warblers, evidence of evolution afforded by | 8 |
Watson, David Meredith Searles, chapter by | 242–254 |
cited | 59 |
Wax of honey-bees, production and manipulation of | 188 |
Wayland and Kräusel, figure cited from | 164 |
Wealden, floras of, reference to | 167 |
Weaver ant, figure showing | 221 |
nests of, figure showing | 222 |
Whales, evolutionary place of | 367 |
vestigial organs of | 38–39 |
Wheeler, William Morton, chapter by | 210–224 |
cited on useless wings of Monomorium subapterum | 36 |
White, Gilbert, cited | 198 |
Why we must be evolutionists, chapter on | 13–23 |
Wieland, figure cited from | 168 |
Wielandiella, restoration of | 167 |
Williston, S. W., cited | 280 |
Wilson, E. B., cited | 272 |
Winchester, England, articles taken from trench dug at | 105–106 |
Wisdom teeth of man, vestigial nature of | 44 |
Wolff, Caspar Frederick, study of individual development by | 63 |
Woodpeckers, evidence of evolution afforded by | 7–8 |
Woodward, Arthur Smith, chapter by | 124–136 |
Worker bee, figures of | 187, 189 |
life and labors of | 191–193 |
Yerkes, R. M., cited | 303–304, 307, 321 |
experiments made with apes by | 300, 302–303 |
Zoological regions, location and nomenclature of | 84–86 |