Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Observations on Tropical Insects— Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picaria - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans and Hornbills - Passeres - Reptiles and Amphibia - Lizards - Snakes— Frogs and Toads - Mammalia - Monkeys - Bats - Summary of ...
... Observations on Tropical Insects— Birds - Parrots - Pigeons - Picaria - Cuckoos - Trogons , Barbets , Toucans and Hornbills - Passeres - Reptiles and Amphibia - Lizards - Snakes— Frogs and Toads - Mammalia - Monkeys - Bats - Summary of ...
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... observations car- ried on for three years at the meteorological observatory established by the Dutch government at ... Observations made at Para , which is continental and close to the equator , agree how- ever very closely with those at ...
... observations car- ried on for three years at the meteorological observatory established by the Dutch government at ... Observations made at Para , which is continental and close to the equator , agree how- ever very closely with those at ...
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... observations show , that for ten months in the year the average direction of the wind varies only between 5 ° and 30 ° from due east or west , and these are also the strongest winds . In the two months - March and October - when the ...
... observations show , that for ten months in the year the average direction of the wind varies only between 5 ° and 30 ° from due east or west , and these are also the strongest winds . In the two months - March and October - when the ...
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... observed in such districts . The almost rainless district of Ceara on the North - East coast of Brazil and only a few degrees south of the equator , is a striking example of the need of vegetation to react on the rainfall . We have here ...
... observed in such districts . The almost rainless district of Ceara on the North - East coast of Brazil and only a few degrees south of the equator , is a striking example of the need of vegetation to react on the rainfall . We have here ...
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... observed to have grown many inches since the preceding day . The temperature is the most delicious conceivable . The slight chill of early dawn , which was itself agreeable , is succeeded by an invigorating warmth ; and the intense ...
... observed to have grown many inches since the preceding day . The temperature is the most delicious conceivable . The slight chill of early dawn , which was itself agreeable , is succeeded by an invigorating warmth ; and the intense ...
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