Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 125
... genera or systematic groups of species , these genera being really as unlike each other as stonechats and nightingales , or as par- tridges and blackcocks . The figures we have quoted , as showing the proportion of birds in general to ...
... genera or systematic groups of species , these genera being really as unlike each other as stonechats and nightingales , or as par- tridges and blackcocks . The figures we have quoted , as showing the proportion of birds in general to ...
Page 130
... genera . Hence we find in common use such terms as Sun - gems , Sun - stars , Hill - stars , Wood - stars , Sun - angels , Star - throats , Comets , Coquettes , Flame- bearers , Sylphs , and Fairies ; together with many others derived ...
... genera . Hence we find in common use such terms as Sun - gems , Sun - stars , Hill - stars , Wood - stars , Sun - angels , Star - throats , Comets , Coquettes , Flame- bearers , Sylphs , and Fairies ; together with many others derived ...
Page 139
... genera , and many of the great volcanic mountains possess kinds which are confined to them . Thus , on the great mountain of Pichincha there is a peculiar species found at an elevation of about fourteen thousand feet only ; while an ...
... genera , and many of the great volcanic mountains possess kinds which are confined to them . Thus , on the great mountain of Pichincha there is a peculiar species found at an elevation of about fourteen thousand feet only ; while an ...
Page 140
... genera , and these are so unlike any found on the continent that five of these genera are peculiar to the Antilles . Even the Bahamas , so close to Florida , possess two peculiar species . The small group of islands called Tres Marias ...
... genera , and these are so unlike any found on the continent that five of these genera are peculiar to the Antilles . Even the Bahamas , so close to Florida , possess two peculiar species . The small group of islands called Tres Marias ...
Page 151
... genera and families which are nearly related to each other , however much they may differ in outward form and habits . Another detail of structure which has no direct connection with habits and economy , is the manner in which the ...
... genera and families which are nearly related to each other , however much they may differ in outward form and habits . Another detail of structure which has no direct connection with habits and economy , is the manner in which the ...
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