Animal Behaviour

Abstract

THIS interesting and highly suggestive work grew out of an attempt to revise the author's “Animal Life and Intelligence.” It was found that “the amended treatment would not fall conveniently under the previous scheme of arrangement.” The subject is divided into seven sections, dealt with in as many chapters, the first concerned with “Organic Behaviour,” the second “Consciousness,” the third “Instinctive Behaviour,” the fourth “Intelligent Behaviour,” the fifth “Social Behaviour,” the sixth “Feelings and Emotions,” the seventh “Evolution of Animal Behaviour.” The illustrations are numbered 1 to 26; but some of them contain several figures. Part of the work is coarse and unsightly, although clear (e.g. Fig. 13); on the other hand, some of the process blocks are quite successful, especially those which reproduce Mr. Charles Whymper's three drawings (Figs. 4, 5, 15). The book is well and clearly printed, and there are very few slips or misprints.

Animal Behaviour.

By C. Lloyd Morgan Pp. viii + 344. (London: Arnold, 1900.) Price 10s. 6d.