Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 72
... distinct species almost everywhere to be met with are equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less exceptional ; whereas within the ...
... distinct species almost everywhere to be met with are equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less exceptional ; whereas within the ...
Page 75
... distinct genera . The most abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and ...
... distinct genera . The most abundant , next to the very common sulphur- yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and ...
Page 101
... distinct and definable colour that cannot be fairly matched among the 390 species of known parrots . Their habits , too , are such as to bring them prominently before the eye . They usually feed in flocks ; they are noisy , and so ...
... distinct and definable colour that cannot be fairly matched among the 390 species of known parrots . Their habits , too , are such as to bring them prominently before the eye . They usually feed in flocks ; they are noisy , and so ...
Page 106
... distinct , may be said to represent each other in their respective countries , the toucans of America , the plantain - eaters of Africa , and the hornbills of the East -all being large and remarkable birds which are sure to attract the ...
... distinct , may be said to represent each other in their respective countries , the toucans of America , the plantain - eaters of Africa , and the hornbills of the East -all being large and remarkable birds which are sure to attract the ...
Page 124
... - birds , confined to one hemisphere , consist of about four hundred different species . They are thus , as regards the number of distinct kinds collected in a limited area , the most remarkable of all the families of birds .
... - birds , confined to one hemisphere , consist of about four hundred different species . They are thus , as regards the number of distinct kinds collected in a limited area , the most remarkable of all the families of birds .
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