Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 61
... usually an oasis of colour in a desert of verdure , and therefore hardly affects the general aspect of the vegetation . The equatorial forest is too gloomy for flowers , or generally even for much foliage , except of ferns and other ...
... usually an oasis of colour in a desert of verdure , and therefore hardly affects the general aspect of the vegetation . The equatorial forest is too gloomy for flowers , or generally even for much foliage , except of ferns and other ...
Page 73
... usually keep near the ground and often rest , sometimes with closed and sometimes with ex- panded wings , these noble insects really look larger and are much more conspicuous objects than the majority of our native birds . The first ...
... usually keep near the ground and often rest , sometimes with closed and sometimes with ex- panded wings , these noble insects really look larger and are much more conspicuous objects than the majority of our native birds . The first ...
Page 76
... usually keep higher up and are difficult to capture ; but a large number , especially the Satyrida , many Erycinidæ , and some few Nymphalidæ , keep always close to the ground , and usually settle on or among the lowest herbage . As ...
... usually keep higher up and are difficult to capture ; but a large number , especially the Satyrida , many Erycinidæ , and some few Nymphalidæ , keep always close to the ground , and usually settle on or among the lowest herbage . As ...
Page 77
... usually with the wings erect , but the Ageronias expand them and always rest with the head downwards . Many Nymphalidæ prefer resting on the top of a stick ; others choose bushes with dead leaves ; others settle on rocks or sand or in ...
... usually with the wings erect , but the Ageronias expand them and always rest with the head downwards . Many Nymphalidæ prefer resting on the top of a stick ; others choose bushes with dead leaves ; others settle on rocks or sand or in ...
Page 84
... usually found holding on tight with his jaws , and thrusting in his sting with all his might . Another genus , Pheidole , consists of forest ants , living under rotten bark or in the ground , and very voracious . They are brown or ...
... usually found holding on tight with his jaws , and thrusting in his sting with all his might . Another genus , Pheidole , consists of forest ants , living under rotten bark or in the ground , and very voracious . They are brown or ...
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