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ficular ob colour . and a " L on singles butterfly M. Vala over with the wing alterna
The attie a perfect wspic terly muideriu so far as it provides concealment from
snakes , which are particularly fond of these frogs , and aggressive in that it
allows ...
ficular ob colour . and a " L on singles butterfly M. Vala over with the wing alterna
The attie a perfect wspic terly muideriu so far as it provides concealment from
snakes , which are particularly fond of these frogs , and aggressive in that it
allows ...
Page 160
and did not value those of any other colour so much . They would barter a gun or
a large iron pot for a single dog , if it was of the right colour . The common dogs of
Central America are a mongrel breed -not differing , I believe , from those of ...
and did not value those of any other colour so much . They would barter a gun or
a large iron pot for a single dog , if it was of the right colour . The common dogs of
Central America are a mongrel breed -not differing , I believe , from those of ...
Page 243
This and other species of Calopteron are not only imitated in their colour and
markings by other families of beetles , but also in this peculiar widening of the
elytra . Besides this , the Calopteron when walking on a leaf raises and
depresses its ...
This and other species of Calopteron are not only imitated in their colour and
markings by other families of beetles , but also in this peculiar widening of the
elytra . Besides this , the Calopteron when walking on a leaf raises and
depresses its ...
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