The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... butterflies possessing a strong pungent semi- aromatic or medicinal odour which seems to pervade all the juices of their system . " It does not follow , of course , that what seems to us a disagreeably smelling fluid should prove ...
... butterflies possessing a strong pungent semi- aromatic or medicinal odour which seems to pervade all the juices of their system . " It does not follow , of course , that what seems to us a disagreeably smelling fluid should prove ...
Page 120
... butterflies , but these were not so numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of butterflies continue passing over to the south - east for three to five weeks , and must consist of millions upon millions of ...
... butterflies , but these were not so numerous as in former years . In some seasons these migratory swarms of butterflies continue passing over to the south - east for three to five weeks , and must consist of millions upon millions of ...
Page 242
... butterflies , which are closely resembled by butterflies of other families and by moths . I observed a pair of birds that were bringing butterflies and dragon - flies to their young , and although the Heliconii swarmed in the ...
... butterflies , which are closely resembled by butterflies of other families and by moths . I observed a pair of birds that were bringing butterflies and dragon - flies to their young , and although the Heliconii swarmed in the ...
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