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Flowers Fertilised by Birds . 101 nectaries ; and in tropical America not only bees
, moths , and other large insects carry the pollen from one flower to another , but
many flowers , like the Marcgravia , are specially adapted to secure the aid of ...
Flowers Fertilised by Birds . 101 nectaries ; and in tropical America not only bees
, moths , and other large insects carry the pollen from one flower to another , but
many flowers , like the Marcgravia , are specially adapted to secure the aid of ...
Page 107
Humming - Birds 107 It was a beautiful sight to see this bird hovering over the
pool , turning from side to side by quick jerks of its tail , now showing its throat a
gleaming emerald , now its shoulders a glistening amethyst , then darting
beneath ...
Humming - Birds 107 It was a beautiful sight to see this bird hovering over the
pool , turning from side to side by quick jerks of its tail , now showing its throat a
gleaming emerald , now its shoulders a glistening amethyst , then darting
beneath ...
Page 222
instinct of the small birds in choosing places for their nests . So many animals —
monkeys , wild - cats , raccoons , opossums , and tree - rats — are constantly
prow . ling about , looking out for eggs and young birds , that , unless placed with
...
instinct of the small birds in choosing places for their nests . So many animals —
monkeys , wild - cats , raccoons , opossums , and tree - rats — are constantly
prow . ling about , looking out for eggs and young birds , that , unless placed with
...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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