Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 21
... probably not much more than a third shorter than this at the equator . Travellers usually exaggerate the shortness of the tropical twilight , it being sometimes said that if we turn a page of the book we are reading when the sun ...
... probably not much more than a third shorter than this at the equator . Travellers usually exaggerate the shortness of the tropical twilight , it being sometimes said that if we turn a page of the book we are reading when the sun ...
Page 24
... probably not so intense as in many parts of the temperate zone , while the brilliancy of the moon and stars is not perceptibly greater than that of our clearest frosty nights , and is undoubtedly much inferior to what is witnessed in ...
... probably not so intense as in many parts of the temperate zone , while the brilliancy of the moon and stars is not perceptibly greater than that of our clearest frosty nights , and is undoubtedly much inferior to what is witnessed in ...
Page 32
... probably produced by the downward growth of aerial roots , like some New Zealand trees whose growth has been traced , and of whose different stages drawings may be seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These commence their ...
... probably produced by the downward growth of aerial roots , like some New Zealand trees whose growth has been traced , and of whose different stages drawings may be seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These commence their ...
Page 36
... probably a large number of kinds of timber which will some day be found to be well adapted to the special requirements of the arts and sciences . The products of the trees of the equatorial forests , notwithstanding our imperfect ...
... probably a large number of kinds of timber which will some day be found to be well adapted to the special requirements of the arts and sciences . The products of the trees of the equatorial forests , notwithstanding our imperfect ...
Page 40
... while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high . Some species probably reach a height A of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South 40 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... while the great Mauritia of the Amazon has a trunk full two feet in diameter , and more than 100 feet high . Some species probably reach a height A of 200 feet , for Humboldt states that in South 40 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
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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 Danaidæ 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 hyænas immense inhabit insects Juan Fernandez land larger larvæ 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