The cactus-feeding finches (Cactornis scandens), by John Gould (1804 -1881). Seeing the image of the specialized beaks of these finches suggested evolutionary possibilities to Darwin. From Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorhead, page 200.

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Caption: The cactus-feeding finches (Cactornis scandens), by John Gould (1804 -1881). Seeing the image of the specialized beaks of these finches suggested evolutionary possibilities to Darwin. From Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorhead, page 200.

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