CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface, . . . vii 



Introduction, ... . xv 



Part I. — Spotted and Striped Mammals (Horses excepted), . i 



„ II. — Dappled and Striped Horses, and some other Mammals, 57 



„ III. — Meaning of the Jaguar and Leopard Rosettes, and of the 



markings of other Mammals, . . 99 



„ IV. — Further evidence in support of the theory that existing Mam- 

 mals descended from carapaced ancestors, 135 



„ V. — Researches and discussions to connect, more surely, Armour- 

 plating with Skin-picturing, . • 153 



„ VI. — Probable meaning of some interesting features in Horses and 



other animals, ...... 165 



„ VII.— Is Natural Selection the sole factor in the Coloration of 



Mammals ? . . ... 189 



„ VIII. — Probable cause of the loss of the Calcareous Armour in 



Mammals, . .... 199 



„ IX. — Relationship between the Armadillo, the Rhinoceros, the 



Horse, the Giraffe, and the Zebu, . . 213 



