Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 109
... adapted to these kinds of food ; while the seed - eaters , which abound in temperate lands where grasses cover much of the sur- face , are proportionately scarce . Many of the peculiarly tropical families are therefore either true ...
... adapted to these kinds of food ; while the seed - eaters , which abound in temperate lands where grasses cover much of the sur- face , are proportionately scarce . Many of the peculiarly tropical families are therefore either true ...
Page 110
... or the ground , or the trunks of trees . He will find He will find groups of birds specially adapted to certain modes of tropical life . Some live on ants upon the ground , others peck 110 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... or the ground , or the trunks of trees . He will find He will find groups of birds specially adapted to certain modes of tropical life . Some live on ants upon the ground , others peck 110 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 111
... adapted it among its fellows to fill that place , and to leave behind it equally well adapted successors . Reptiles and Amphibia . - Next to the birds , or perhaps to the less observant eye even before them , the abundance and variety ...
... adapted it among its fellows to fill that place , and to leave behind it equally well adapted successors . Reptiles and Amphibia . - Next to the birds , or perhaps to the less observant eye even before them , the abundance and variety ...
Page 114
... adapted to a forest life do not as a rule frequent gardens and come into houses as in India and Australia , where they are accustomed to open and rocky places . One cannot traverse the forest , however , without soon coming upon them ...
... adapted to a forest life do not as a rule frequent gardens and come into houses as in India and Australia , where they are accustomed to open and rocky places . One cannot traverse the forest , however , without soon coming upon them ...
Page 116
... adapted for an arboreal life , and hence called tree - frogs . Their toes terminate in discs , by means of which they can cling firmly to leaves and stems . The majority of them are green or brown , and these usually feed at night ...
... adapted for an arboreal life , and hence called tree - frogs . Their toes terminate in discs , by means of which they can cling firmly to leaves and stems . The majority of them are green or brown , and these usually feed at night ...
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abundant adapted adorned Africa allied Amazon animals ants Asia attract bamboo Batavia beautiful become birds blue brilliant butterflies carnivora causes changes character characteristic climate colour Colours of Animals comparatively conspicuous continent curious Danaidæ Darwin distinct Eocene equator equatorial zone existence extensive fact families fauna favourable feet female ferns fertilization flowers foliage forests fruits genera genus greater green groups habits heat humming-birds hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larvæ leaves lemurs less light Madagascar Malay Archipelago male mammalia marsupials Miocene monkeys natural selection naturalists North northern observed occur ocean ornaments Palearctic parrots peculiar perhaps phenomena plants plumage probably produced proportion protection rays region remarkable resemble sexual selection showy slender sometimes South America species spots structure sun-birds surface tail temperate zones temperature theory tints tion trees tropical trunks Ungulata variation varied variety vegetation whole wings yellow