Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... wing , Flitting ' mid forest glades and tangled bowers , While the life - giving orb's effulgent beams Through all the circling year call forth the flowers . Here graceful palms , here luscious fruits have birth ; The fragrant coffee ...
... wing , Flitting ' mid forest glades and tangled bowers , While the life - giving orb's effulgent beams Through all the circling year call forth the flowers . Here graceful palms , here luscious fruits have birth ; The fragrant coffee ...
Page 22
... wings exposed to the warm and invigorating rays . The first hour of morning in the equatorial regions possesses a charm and a beauty that can never be forgotten . All nature seems refreshed and strengthened by the coolness and moisture ...
... wings exposed to the warm and invigorating rays . The first hour of morning in the equatorial regions possesses a charm and a beauty that can never be forgotten . All nature seems refreshed and strengthened by the coolness and moisture ...
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... wing - like projections . These projections are thin slabs radiating from the main trunk , from which they stand out like the buttresses of a Gothic cathedral . They rise to various heights on the tree , from five or six , to twenty or ...
... wing - like projections . These projections are thin slabs radiating from the main trunk , from which they stand out like the buttresses of a Gothic cathedral . They rise to various heights on the tree , from five or six , to twenty or ...
Page 73
... wings being not uncommon among the Papilionidæ and Morphide , while several species are even larger . This great expanse of wings is accompanied by a slow flight ; and , as they usually keep near the ground and often rest , sometimes ...
... wings being not uncommon among the Papilionidæ and Morphide , while several species are even larger . This great expanse of wings is accompanied by a slow flight ; and , as they usually keep near the ground and often rest , sometimes ...
Page 74
... wings , again , often attracts attention . Tailed hind - wings occur in almost all the families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails ...
... wings , again , often attracts attention . Tailed hind - wings occur in almost all the families , but vary much in character . In some the tails are broadly spoon - shaped , in others long and pointed . Many have double or triple tails ...
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