Meaning of obliterative colouration | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“There is doubtless something in this theory of obliterative coloration.”

“Where several species centre around an abundant successful species whose characteristics are: elusiveness, quickness of flight low to the ground; obliterative colouration; acute vision and wariness, "Dysleptic", (difficult of capture⟳) was suggested by CARPENTER.”

“In regard to their obliterative colouration, Whistler mentions another trait of the birds : " On the ground their colouration renders these Larks very inconspicuous, and an observer walking along is often astonished at the numbers which rise⟳ one by one around him and then fly⟳ away in a dense flock from the ground which was apparently empty of life."”

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