Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 97
Page iv
Alfred Russel Wallace. BIBLIOTHECA REGTA LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS , AND TAYLOR , BREAD STREET HILL . THE TROPICS . LAND of the Sun ! where joyous.
Alfred Russel Wallace. BIBLIOTHECA REGTA LONDON : R. CLAY , SONS , AND TAYLOR , BREAD STREET HILL . THE TROPICS . LAND of the Sun ! where joyous.
Page v
Alfred Russel Wallace. THE TROPICS . LAND of the Sun ! where joyous green - robed Spring And leaf - crowned Summer deck the Earth for ever ; No Winter stern their sweet embrace to sever And numb to silence every living thing , But bird ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. THE TROPICS . LAND of the Sun ! where joyous green - robed Spring And leaf - crowned Summer deck the Earth for ever ; No Winter stern their sweet embrace to sever And numb to silence every living thing , But bird ...
Page vii
... tropics have been depicted by master hands and with glowing colours . But , so far as I am aware , no one has yet attempted to give a general view of the phenomena which are essentially tropical , or to determine the causes and ...
... tropics have been depicted by master hands and with glowing colours . But , so far as I am aware , no one has yet attempted to give a general view of the phenomena which are essentially tropical , or to determine the causes and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants Asia attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become birds blue brilliant butterflies carnivora causes changes character characteristic climate colour Colours of Animals comparatively conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct Eocene equator equatorial zone existence extensive fact families fauna favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forests fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia marsupials Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists North northern observed occur ocean ornaments Palearctic 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 trees tropical trunks Ungulata variation varied variety vegetation whole wings yellow