THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES 



THE 



COLOURS OF ANIMALS 



THEIR MEANING AND USE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERED 

 IN THE CASE OF INSECTS 



BY 



EDWARD BAGNALL POULTON, M.A., F.R.S. 



WITH CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS FRONTISPIECE 

 AND SIXTY-SIX FIGURES IN TEXT 



NEW YORK 

 D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 



1890 



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