In one limited sense, as we shall hereafter see, this may be true; but it is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions, the structure, for instance, of the woodpecker, with its feet, tail, beak, and tongue, so admirably adapted to catch insect
In one limited sense, as we shall hereafter see, this may be true; but it is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions, the structure, for instance, of the woodpecker, with its feet, tail, beak, and tongue, so admirably adapted to catch insect
从某一狭义来说，正如以后即将讨论到的，这种说法可能是正确的；但是，譬如说，要把啄木鸟的构造、它的脚、尾、喙，如此令人赞叹地适应于捉取树皮下的昆虫，也仅仅归因于外界条件，则是十分荒谬的。