Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 75
... genera . The most abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A ...
... genera . The most abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A ...
Page 77
... genera Cyrestis and Symmachia , and some others , rest on the ground with their wings fully expanded and pressed closely to the surface , as if exhibiting themselves to the greatest advantage . The beautiful little Erycinida of South ...
... genera Cyrestis and Symmachia , and some others , rest on the ground with their wings fully expanded and pressed closely to the surface , as if exhibiting themselves to the greatest advantage . The beautiful little Erycinida of South ...
Page 78
... and studied . Perhaps no group exhibits the distinctions of species and genera with such precision and distinctness , due , as Mr. Bates . has well observed , to the fact that all the 78 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... and studied . Perhaps no group exhibits the distinctions of species and genera with such precision and distinctness , due , as Mr. Bates . has well observed , to the fact that all the 78 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 100
... genera and species , so wide a range and such an endless variety of colour . As a rule parrots may be termed green birds , the majority of the species having this colour as the basis of their plumage relieved by caps , gorgets , bands ...
... genera and species , so wide a range and such an endless variety of colour . As a rule parrots may be termed green birds , the majority of the species having this colour as the basis of their plumage relieved by caps , gorgets , bands ...
Page 104
... genera and species , or the pecu- liarities of their organization , the cuckoos may be taken as the most typical examples of this extensive order of birds ; and there is perhaps no part of the tropics where they do not form a prominent ...
... genera and species , or the pecu- liarities of their organization , the cuckoos may be taken as the most typical examples of this extensive order of birds ; and there is perhaps no part of the tropics where they do not form a prominent ...
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