The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page xv
... animals , is absolutely essential to some ; and it is wonderful in what different ways it is attained . In cases of " cryptic resem- blance to surroundings " the shape , colouration , or markings are such as to conceal an animal by ...
... animals , is absolutely essential to some ; and it is wonderful in what different ways it is attained . In cases of " cryptic resem- blance to surroundings " the shape , colouration , or markings are such as to conceal an animal by ...
Page xvi
... animals , the snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of nocturnal animals , the stripes of the tiger and the zebra , the spots of the leopard and the giraffe have all a cryptic effect which at a ...
... animals , the snow white of the inhabitants of the arctic regions , the inconspicuous hues of nocturnal animals , the stripes of the tiger and the zebra , the spots of the leopard and the giraffe have all a cryptic effect which at a ...
Page xviii
... animals provided with formidable weapons of defence ( the sting of the wasp , for example ) , or possessed of an unpleasant taste or offensive odour , and their foes come by experience to associate this form of colouring with ...
... animals provided with formidable weapons of defence ( the sting of the wasp , for example ) , or possessed of an unpleasant taste or offensive odour , and their foes come by experience to associate this form of colouring with ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young