Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page ix
... among certain groups of animals , I have been led . to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly PREFACE . ix.
... among certain groups of animals , I have been led . to a theory of the diverse colours of the sexes and of the special ornaments and brilliant hues which dis- tinguish certain male birds and insects , which is directly PREFACE . ix.
Page xii
... Ornaments - Descriptive Names - The Motions and Habits of Humming - Birds - Display of Ornaments by the Male - Food -Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation and Natural ...
... Ornaments - Descriptive Names - The Motions and Habits of Humming - Birds - Display of Ornaments by the Male - Food -Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - Birds of Juan Fernandez as illustrating Variation and Natural ...
Page 36
... ornaments for boats and houses . The flat slabs of the buttresses are often used to make paddles . Some of the trees with furrowed stems are exceedingly strong and durable , serving as posts for houses or as piles on which the water ...
... ornaments for boats and houses . The flat slabs of the buttresses are often used to make paddles . Some of the trees with furrowed stems are exceedingly strong and durable , serving as posts for houses or as piles on which the water ...
Page 47
... 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 . Many species ...
... 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 . Many species ...
Page 94
... ornaments of the tropical forests . Some parts of the temperate zone , especially Australia and Chili , abound in Buprestide which are equally beautiful ; but the largest species are only found within the tropics , those of the Malay ...
... ornaments of the tropical forests . Some parts of the temperate zone , especially Australia and Chili , abound in Buprestide which are equally beautiful ; but the largest species are only found within the tropics , those of the Malay ...
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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