lectures on evolution-第12章

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a　stranger　could　be　possessed　of　so　many　friends；　and　almost

harder　that　a　foreigner　could　express　himself　in　your　language

in　such　a　way　as　to　be；　to　all　appearance；　so　readily

intelligible。　So　far　as　I　can　judge；　that　most　intelligent；　and

perhaps；　I　may　add；　most　singularly　active　and　enterprising

body；　your　press　reporters；　do　not　seem　to　have　been　deterred　by

my　accent　from　giving　the　fullest　account　of　everything　that　I

happen　to　have　said。



But　the　vessel　in　which　I　take　my　departure　to…morrow　morning　is

even　now　ready　to　slip　her　moorings；　I　awake　from　my　delusion

that　I　am　other　than　a　stranger　and　a　foreigner。　I　am　ready　to

go　back　to　my　place　and　country；　but；　before　doing　so；　let　me；

by　way　of　epilogue；　tender　to　you　my　most　hearty　thanks　for　the

kind　and　cordial　reception　which　you　have　accorded　to　me；

and　let　me　thank　you　still　more　for　that　which　is　the　greatest

compliment　which　can　be　afforded　to　any　person　in　my　position

the　continuous　and　undisturbed　attention　which　you　have　bestowed

upon　the　long　argument　which　I　have　had　the　honour　to　lay

before　you。





FOOTNOTES



（1）　The　absence　of　any　keel　on　the　breast…bone　and　some　other

osteological　peculiarities；　observed　by　Professor　Marsh；

however；　suggest　that　Hesperornis　may　be　a　modification

of　a　less　specialised　group　of　birds　than　that　to　which　these

existing　aquatic　birds　belong。



（2）　A　second　specimen；　discovered　in　1877；　and　at　present　in　the

Berlin　museum；　shows　an　excellently　preserved　skull　with　teeth；

and　three　digits；　all　terminated　by　claws；　in　the　fore　limb。

1893。



（3）I　use　the　word　〃type〃　because　it　is　highly　probable　that　many

forms　of　Anchitherium…like　and　Hipparion…like

animals　existed　in　the　Miocene　and　Pliocene　epochs；　just　as　many

species　of　the　horse　tribe　exist　now；　and　it　is　highly

improbable　that　the　particular　species　of　Anchitherium　or

Hipparion；　which　happen　to　have　been　discovered；　should

be　precisely　those　which　have　formed　part　of　the　direct　line　of

the　horse's　pedigree。



（4）　Since　this　lecture　was　delivered；　Professor　Marsh　has

discovered　a　new　genus　of　equine　mammals　（Eohippus）　from

the　lowest　Eocene　deposits　of　the　West；　which　corresponds　very

nearly　to　this　description。American　Journal　of　Science；

November；　1876。











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