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Page 68
ราวกage 1 THERE is scarcely any level land around Santo Domingo , but in every
direction a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in
irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many ...
ราวกage 1 THERE is scarcely any level land around Santo Domingo , but in every
direction a succession of hills and valleys . The hills are not isolated ; they run in
irregular ranges , having mostly an east and west direction , but with many ...
Page 120
I took the direction several times with a pocket compass , and it was always south
- east . Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so
numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of
butterflies ...
I took the direction several times with a pocket compass , and it was always south
- east . Amongst them were a few yellow butterflies , but these were not so
numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of
butterflies ...
Page 162
All the individuals might vary in some one direction , but they could not split up
into distinct species whilst they occupied the same area and interbred without
difficulty . Before a variety can become permanent , it must be either separated
from ...
All the individuals might vary in some one direction , but they could not split up
into distinct species whilst they occupied the same area and interbred without
difficulty . Before a variety can become permanent , it must be either separated
from ...
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