Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 23
... conspicuous objects invisible in our northern lati- tudes . The same cause that brings the sun overhead in its daily march equally affects the planets , which appear high up towards the zenith far more frequently than with us , thus ...
... conspicuous objects invisible in our northern lati- tudes . The same cause that brings the sun overhead in its daily march equally affects the planets , which appear high up towards the zenith far more frequently than with us , thus ...
Page 34
... conspicuous flowers . Flowering Trunks and their Probable Cause.- Among the minor but not unimportant peculiarities that characterise these lofty forests , is the curious way in which many of the smaller trees have their flowers ...
... conspicuous flowers . Flowering Trunks and their Probable Cause.- Among the minor but not unimportant peculiarities that characterise these lofty forests , is the curious way in which many of the smaller trees have their flowers ...
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... conspicuous . If they grew in the usual way on the tops of these smaller trees overshadowed by the dense canopy above them they would be out of sight of both groups of insects , but being placed openly on the stems , and in the greatest ...
... conspicuous . If they grew in the usual way on the tops of these smaller trees overshadowed by the dense canopy above them they would be out of sight of both groups of insects , but being placed openly on the stems , and in the greatest ...
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... conspicuous and remarkable feature of the tropical forests is the profusion of woody creepers and climbers that everywhere meet the eye . They twist around the slenderer stems , they drop down pendent from the branches , they stretch ...
... conspicuous and remarkable feature of the tropical forests is the profusion of woody creepers and climbers that everywhere meet the eye . They twist around the slenderer stems , they drop down pendent from the branches , they stretch ...
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... conspicuous ornaments of the equatorial forests , on account of their large size , fine foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the most luxuriant and beautiful productions of the tropics ...
... conspicuous ornaments of the equatorial forests , on account of their large size , fine foliage , and handsome flowers . The bananas and plantains are well known as among the most luxuriant and beautiful productions of the tropics ...
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abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become beetles birds blue Borneo brilliant butterflies carnivora causes change of colour character characteristic climate Colours of Animals conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct elegant equatorial zone existence extensive fact families favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forest-trees fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez kinds land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists nests North observed occur organic ornaments Palearctic palms parrots peculiar perhaps phenomena plants plumage probably produced proportion protection rays region remarkable resemble sexual selection showy slender sometimes South America species spots structure sun-birds surface tail temperate zones temperature theory tints tion toucans trees trunks uneatable variation varied variety various vegetation whole wings yellow