The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... numerous species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the ...
... numerous species , each of which shows a striking likeness to some one particular species of Heliconia . This likeness is not a mark of near affinity ; it affects no im- portant character , but only the shape and colouration of the ...
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... numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them ...
... numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them ...
Page 124
... Numerous brown and yellow fly - catchers sat on small dead branches , and darted off every now and then after passing insects . A couple of beautiful mot - mots ( Eumomota superciliaris ) made short flights after the larger insects , or ...
... Numerous brown and yellow fly - catchers sat on small dead branches , and darted off every now and then after passing insects . A couple of beautiful mot - mots ( Eumomota superciliaris ) made short flights after the larger insects , or ...
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