Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 95
... structure in an endless variety of ways , and adorned with equally varied colours , spots and markings . Some are large and massive insects three or four inches long , while others are no bigger than our smaller ants . The majority have ...
... structure in an endless variety of ways , and adorned with equally varied colours , spots and markings . Some are large and massive insects three or four inches long , while others are no bigger than our smaller ants . The majority have ...
Page 111
... structure , and even of colour , because it has inherited through countless ancestral forms all those variations which have best adapted it among its fellows to fill that place , and to leave behind it equally well adapted successors ...
... structure , and even of colour , because it has inherited through countless ancestral forms all those variations which have best adapted it among its fellows to fill that place , and to leave behind it equally well adapted successors ...
Page 118
... structural features from all Old World apes , and a considerable number of them have prehensile tails , a peculiarity never found elsewhere . In the howlers and the spider monkeys the tail is very long and powerful , and by twisting the ...
... structural features from all Old World apes , and a considerable number of them have prehensile tails , a peculiarity never found elsewhere . In the howlers and the spider monkeys the tail is very long and powerful , and by twisting the ...
Page 123
... structure , of function , and of instinct— that rich variety of colour , and that nicely balanced harmony of relations - which delight and astonish us in the animal productions of all tropical countries . IV . HUMMING - BIRDS : AS ...
... structure , of function , and of instinct— that rich variety of colour , and that nicely balanced harmony of relations - which delight and astonish us in the animal productions of all tropical countries . IV . HUMMING - BIRDS : AS ...
Page 124
... Structure - Colours and Ornaments - Display of Ornaments by the Male- Descriptive Names - The Motions and Habits of Humming - birds - Food -Nests - Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - birds of Juan Fernandez as ...
... Structure - Colours and Ornaments - Display of Ornaments by the Male- Descriptive Names - The Motions and Habits of Humming - birds - Food -Nests - Geographical Distribution and Variation - Humming - birds of Juan Fernandez as ...
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