The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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... wings transparent as glass ; one of these clear - wings is especially beautiful , namely , the Hetæra Esmeralda ; it has one spot only of opaque coloring on its wings , which is of a violet and rose hue ; this is the only part visible ...
... wings transparent as glass ; one of these clear - wings is especially beautiful , namely , the Hetæra Esmeralda ; it has one spot only of opaque coloring on its wings , which is of a violet and rose hue ; this is the only part visible ...
Page 673
... wings are closed , the insect has an inflated vesicular or bladder - like shape , owing to the great convexity of the thin , but firm , parchmenty wing - cases , and the color is wholly pale green . The instru- ment by which the Tananá ...
... wings are closed , the insect has an inflated vesicular or bladder - like shape , owing to the great convexity of the thin , but firm , parchmenty wing - cases , and the color is wholly pale green . The instru- ment by which the Tananá ...
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... Wings of Birds of Oceanic Islands . Drooping Ears and Deteriorated Instincts . Wings and Legs of Ducks and Fowls . Pigeon's Wings . Shortened Breastbone in Pigeons . Blind Cave - Animals . Shortened Feet in Pigeons . Shortened Legs of ...
... Wings of Birds of Oceanic Islands . Drooping Ears and Deteriorated Instincts . Wings and Legs of Ducks and Fowls . Pigeon's Wings . Shortened Breastbone in Pigeons . Blind Cave - Animals . Shortened Feet in Pigeons . Shortened Legs of ...
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