Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
From inside the book
Results 16-20 of 34
Page 251
... genera , and species ; while the field - naturalist studies for us their food and habits and general economy . But , till quite recently , none of these earnest students nor all of them combined , could answer satisfactorily , or even ...
... genera , and species ; while the field - naturalist studies for us their food and habits and general economy . But , till quite recently , none of these earnest students nor all of them combined , could answer satisfactorily , or even ...
Page 260
... genera of Nymphalid¿ all differ from their allies on the continent in being of excessively pale colours as well as of some- what larger size . 4 3 In Madagascar we have the very large and singularly white - spotted Papilio antenor ...
... genera of Nymphalid¿ all differ from their allies on the continent in being of excessively pale colours as well as of some- what larger size . 4 3 In Madagascar we have the very large and singularly white - spotted Papilio antenor ...
Page 262
... genera , ' while none of the more numerous parrots of South America are so coloured . In the small island of Dominica we have a very large and richly- 1 Pionus albifrons and Chrysotis senilis ( C. America ) , Chrysotis sall¿i ( Hay ti ) ...
... genera , ' while none of the more numerous parrots of South America are so coloured . In the small island of Dominica we have a very large and richly- 1 Pionus albifrons and Chrysotis senilis ( C. America ) , Chrysotis sall¿i ( Hay ti ) ...
Page 264
... genera all differing from their con- tinental allies in a whiter coloration , as in the Andaman Islands , Duke - of - York Island , and the West Indies , and , among butterflies , in the smaller Moluccas , the Andamans , and Madagascar ...
... genera all differing from their con- tinental allies in a whiter coloration , as in the Andaman Islands , Duke - of - York Island , and the West Indies , and , among butterflies , in the smaller Moluccas , the Andamans , and Madagascar ...
Page 268
... genera and families of plants have been so modified as , first to attract and then to be fertilized by , certain groups of insects ; and this special adaptation seems in many cases to have determined the more or less wide range of the ...
... genera and families of plants have been so modified as , first to attract and then to be fertilized by , certain groups of insects ; and this special adaptation seems in many cases to have determined the more or less wide range of the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 Danaid¿ 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 hy¿nas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larv¿ 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