Parkstone, Dorset.
Jan[uar]y. 19th. 1890
My dear Mr. Poulton
A further simplification of Colour uses has occurred to me which I have set down on other side.
I think if you put your greek[sic] terms to these they will come out more intelligibly to the general reader.
Yours faithfully| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]
Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4379.4626)]
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The Colours of Animals serve either
| I. To Conceal | or II. To Render Visible |
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A. From Enemies a. By harmony with actual surroundings b. By Resemblance to some inedible object (Protective Colouration) |
A. For Recognition by their Kind. __________ |
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B. From their Prey a. By harmony as above b. By resembling an object which attracts its prey — (Alluring Colouration) |
B. As a Signal to Enemies a. Of inedibility b. Of offensive weapons c. By deceptive resemblance to last two groups, though edible and harmless. (Mimicry) d. By Terrifying attitudes or partial imitation of offensive weapons. |
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C. As an Attraction to the Opposite Sex. |
Status: Draft transcription [Enclosure (WCP4379.4628)]
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Envelope addressed to "E. B. Poulton Esq., Wykeham House, Banbury Road, Oxford", with stamp, postmarked "PARKSTONE | B | JA20 | 90"; postmark on back. [Envelope (WCP4379.4627)]
Please cite as “WCP4379,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4379