The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 84
... yellow and white , mixed with brown and red species of Timetes , which , when disturbed , rose in a body and circled about ; on the ground , looking like a bouquet ; when rising , like a fountain of flowers . In groups , by themselves ...
... yellow and white , mixed with brown and red species of Timetes , which , when disturbed , rose in a body and circled about ; on the ground , looking like a bouquet ; when rising , like a fountain of flowers . In groups , by themselves ...
Page 124
... yellow of the under- side of their wings , which contrasts with the deep chocolate brown of the rest of their plumage . Parrots flew past in screaming flocks , or alighted on the trees and nestled together in loving couples , changing ...
... yellow of the under- side of their wings , which contrasts with the deep chocolate brown of the rest of their plumage . Parrots flew past in screaming flocks , or alighted on the trees and nestled together in loving couples , changing ...
Page 244
... yellow antenn¿ . It ran along the ground vibrating its wings and antenn¿ exactly like a hornet , and I caught it in my net , believing it to be one . On examining it , however , I found it to belong to a widely different order . It was ...
... yellow antenn¿ . It ran along the ground vibrating its wings and antenn¿ exactly like a hornet , and I caught it in my net , believing it to be one . On examining it , however , I found it to belong to a widely different order . It was ...
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