The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page xvi
... distance renders the creatures invisible amid their natural surroundings . Nor is it neces- sary in order to attain this invisibility that the colouring should be really dull and plain . It all depends upon the habitat . Mr. Wallace has ...
... distance renders the creatures invisible amid their natural surroundings . Nor is it neces- sary in order to attain this invisibility that the colouring should be really dull and plain . It all depends upon the habitat . Mr. Wallace has ...
Page 96
... distance into the woods around Santo Domingo without seeing them . The reason of their association together may be partly for protection , as no rapacious bird or mammal could approach the flock without being discovered by one or other ...
... distance into the woods around Santo Domingo without seeing them . The reason of their association together may be partly for protection , as no rapacious bird or mammal could approach the flock without being discovered by one or other ...
Page 153
... distance , forest - clad mountains . As usual , the family had a pet animal . Before we left , a pretty fawn came in from the forest to be fed , and eyed us suspiciously , laying its head back over its shoulders , and gazing at us with ...
... distance , forest - clad mountains . As usual , the family had a pet animal . Before we left , a pretty fawn came in from the forest to be fed , and eyed us suspiciously , laying its head back over its shoulders , and gazing at us with ...
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