Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 74
... inhabit the district immediately around the city of Para , and this , as far as we yet know , is the richest spot on the globe for diurnal lepidoptera . At Ega , during four years ' collecting ; Mr. Bates obtained 550 species , and ...
... inhabit the district immediately around the city of Para , and this , as far as we yet know , is the richest spot on the globe for diurnal lepidoptera . At Ega , during four years ' collecting ; Mr. Bates obtained 550 species , and ...
Page 93
... inhabit damp forests both in the Malay islands and in America , and they are so marvellously like moss - grown twigs that the closest examination is needed to satisfy oneself that it is really a living insect we are looking at . Many of ...
... inhabit damp forests both in the Malay islands and in America , and they are so marvellously like moss - grown twigs that the closest examination is needed to satisfy oneself that it is really a living insect we are looking at . Many of ...
Page 94
... inhabit the tropics , they form by no means so prominent a feature in the animal life of the equatorial zone as we might expect . Almost every entomologist is at first disappointed with them . He finds that they have to be searched for ...
... inhabit the tropics , they form by no means so prominent a feature in the animal life of the equatorial zone as we might expect . Almost every entomologist is at first disappointed with them . He finds that they have to be searched for ...
Page 102
... inhabit the tropics . Again , the great majority of the species are found congregated in the equatorial zone , whence they diminish gradually toward the limits of the tropics , and then suddenly fall off in the temperate zones . Yet ...
... inhabit the tropics . Again , the great majority of the species are found congregated in the equatorial zone , whence they diminish gradually toward the limits of the tropics , and then suddenly fall off in the temperate zones . Yet ...
Page 109
... inhabit tropical countries . Owing to the prevalence of forests and the abundance of flowers , fruits , and insects , tropical and especially equatorial birds have become largely adapted to these kinds of food ; while the seed - eaters ...
... inhabit tropical countries . Owing to the prevalence of forests and the abundance of flowers , fruits , and insects , tropical and especially equatorial birds have become largely adapted to these kinds of food ; while the seed - eaters ...
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