Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 90
... appear to exist . Wasps and Bees . - These insects are excessively numerous in the tropics , and , from their large size , their brilliant colours , and their great activity , they are sure to attract attention . Handsomest of all ...
... appear to exist . Wasps and Bees . - These insects are excessively numerous in the tropics , and , from their large size , their brilliant colours , and their great activity , they are sure to attract attention . Handsomest of all ...
Page 107
... appears . very improbable that so large and remarkable an organ should have been developed for such a purpose ; but we have only to suppose that the original toucans had rather large and thick bills , not unlike those of the barbets ...
... appears . very improbable that so large and remarkable an organ should have been developed for such a purpose ; but we have only to suppose that the original toucans had rather large and thick bills , not unlike those of the barbets ...
Page 110
... appear in those of temperate lands . We have intensely lustrous metallic plumage in the jacamars , trogons , humming - birds , sun - birds , and paradise - birds ; as well as in some starlings , pittas or ground thrushes , and drongo ...
... appear in those of temperate lands . We have intensely lustrous metallic plumage in the jacamars , trogons , humming - birds , sun - birds , and paradise - birds ; as well as in some starlings , pittas or ground thrushes , and drongo ...
Page 115
... appears to be that described by the botanist , Dr. Gar- diner , in his Travels in Brazil . It had devoured a horse , and was found dead , entangled in the branches of a tree overhanging a river , into which it had been carried by a ...
... appears to be that described by the botanist , Dr. Gar- diner , in his Travels in Brazil . It had devoured a horse , and was found dead , entangled in the branches of a tree overhanging a river , into which it had been carried by a ...
Page 119
... appear to reach the Arctic circle . The characteristics of the tropical bats are their great numbers and variety , their large size , and their peculiar forms or habits . In the East those which most attract the traveller's attention ...
... appear to reach the Arctic circle . The characteristics of the tropical bats are their great numbers and variety , their large size , and their peculiar forms or habits . In the East those which most attract the traveller's attention ...
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