Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 7
... rarely incon- veniences us or produces any burning of the skin ; while in the tropics , at almost any hour of the day , and when the sun has an elevation of only 40 ° or 50 ° , exposure to to it for a few minutes will scorch a European ...
... rarely incon- veniences us or produces any burning of the skin ; while in the tropics , at almost any hour of the day , and when the sun has an elevation of only 40 ° or 50 ° , exposure to to it for a few minutes will scorch a European ...
Page 24
... rarely of excessive violence , as might in fact be inferred from the extreme steadiness of the barometer , whose daily range at Batavia rarely exceeds one - eighth of an inch , while the extreme range during three years was less than ...
... rarely of excessive violence , as might in fact be inferred from the extreme steadiness of the barometer , whose daily range at Batavia rarely exceeds one - eighth of an inch , while the extreme range during three years was less than ...
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... one tree to another and rarely detects two of the same species . All are tall and upright columns , but they differ from each other more than do the columns of Gothic , Greek , and 30 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... one tree to another and rarely detects two of the same species . All are tall and upright columns , but they differ from each other more than do the columns of Gothic , Greek , and 30 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 34
... rarely with very 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 ...
... rarely with very 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 ...
Page 38
... rarely or never flower , and seldom even produce foliage ; but when they have reached the summit of the tree that supports them , they expand under the genial influence of light and air , and often cover their foster - parent with ...
... rarely or never flower , and seldom even produce foliage ; but when they have reached the summit of the tree that supports them , they expand under the genial influence of light and air , and often cover their foster - parent with ...
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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