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Page 86
In the evening this was a favourite resort of many birds that came to drink at the
pellucid stream , or catch insects playing above the water . Amongst the last was
the beautiful blue , green , and white humming - bird ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn .
) ...
In the evening this was a favourite resort of many birds that came to drink at the
pellucid stream , or catch insects playing above the water . Amongst the last was
the beautiful blue , green , and white humming - bird ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn .
) ...
Page 99
Birds and Beetles 99 ran or flew with great swiftness ; in others , leaf - cutting ants
in endless trains carried aloft their burdens of foliage , looking as they marched
along with the segments of leaves , held up vertically , like green butterflies , or a
...
Birds and Beetles 99 ran or flew with great swiftness ; in others , leaf - cutting ants
in endless trains carried aloft their burdens of foliage , looking as they marched
along with the segments of leaves , held up vertically , like green butterflies , or a
...
Page 154
It is equally conspicuous amongst the dark - green foliage by its pure white colour
, and equally its loud screams proclaim from afar its resting - place , whilst its
powerful beak protects it from all enemies excepting man . In the smaller species
of ...
It is equally conspicuous amongst the dark - green foliage by its pure white colour
, and equally its loud screams proclaim from afar its resting - place , whilst its
powerful beak protects it from all enemies excepting man . In the smaller species
of ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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