Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 108
... peculiar to tropical lands and give a special character to their bird - life . All the peculiarly tropical families are , however , confined to some definite portion of the tropics , a number of them being American only , others ...
... peculiar to tropical lands and give a special character to their bird - life . All the peculiarly tropical families are , however , confined to some definite portion of the tropics , a number of them being American only , others ...
Page 113
... peculiar forms of lizard may be mentioned as specially characteristic of the American , African , and Asiatic tropical zones respectively . The iguanas of South America are large arboreal herbivorous lizards . of a beautiful green ...
... peculiar forms of lizard may be mentioned as specially characteristic of the American , African , and Asiatic tropical zones respectively . The iguanas of South America are large arboreal herbivorous lizards . of a beautiful green ...
Page 119
... peculiar forms or habits . In the East those which most attract the traveller's attention are the great fruit - bats , or flying - foxes as they are sometimes called , from the rusty colour of the coarse fur and the fox - like shape of ...
... peculiar forms or habits . In the East those which most attract the traveller's attention are the great fruit - bats , or flying - foxes as they are sometimes called , from the rusty colour of the coarse fur and the fox - like shape of ...
Page 120
... peculiar groups are tropical , but they are in almost every case confined to limited portions of the tropical zones , or are rare in species or individuals . Such are the lemurs in Africa , Madagascar , and Southern Asia ; the tapirs of ...
... peculiar groups are tropical , but they are in almost every case confined to limited portions of the tropical zones , or are rare in species or individuals . Such are the lemurs in Africa , Madagascar , and Southern Asia ; the tapirs of ...
Page 121
... peculiar groups are found there which never extend into temperate regions . Endless eccentricities of form , and extreme richness of colour are its most prominent features ; and these are SUMMARY ON ANIMAL LIFE . 121.
... peculiar groups are found there which never extend into temperate regions . Endless eccentricities of form , and extreme richness of colour are its most prominent features ; and these are SUMMARY ON ANIMAL LIFE . 121.
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