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This FLOWER OF MARCGRAVIA NEPENTHOIDES liquid attracts insects , and
the insects numerous insectivorous birds , including the species I have
mentioned and many kinds of humming - birds . The flowers are so disposed ,
with the ...
This FLOWER OF MARCGRAVIA NEPENTHOIDES liquid attracts insects , and
the insects numerous insectivorous birds , including the species I have
mentioned and many kinds of humming - birds . The flowers are so disposed ,
with the ...
Page 101
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
Dirds 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 ...
Dirds 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 ...
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