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... fly up , and the heavy flying locusts , grasshoppers , and cockroaches have no chance . of escape . Several species of ant - thrushes always accompany the army ants in the forest . They do not , however , feed on the ants , but on the ...
... fly up , and the heavy flying locusts , grasshoppers , and cockroaches have no chance . of escape . Several species of ant - thrushes always accompany the army ants in the forest . They do not , however , feed on the ants , but on the ...
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... fly - catchers , tanagers , creepers , wood- peckers , etc. , that hunt together , traversing the forests in flocks ... fly - catchers and trogons sit on branches and fly after the larger insects , the fly - catchers taking them on the ...
... fly - catchers , tanagers , creepers , wood- peckers , etc. , that hunt together , traversing the forests in flocks ... fly - catchers and trogons sit on branches and fly after the larger insects , the fly - catchers taking them on the ...
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... flies , keeping a little behind , and advancing with it . The wasp seemed much disturbed by the presence of the tiny flies , and twice left its prey to fly up towards them , but they darted away immediately . As soon as the wasp ...
... flies , keeping a little behind , and advancing with it . The wasp seemed much disturbed by the presence of the tiny flies , and twice left its prey to fly up towards them , but they darted away immediately . As soon as the wasp ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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