Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 94
... birds which always accom- pany these roaming hordes of ants to feed upon the insects that endeavour to escape . Far more conspicuous than any of these imitative species are the large locusts , with rich crimson or blue - and - black ...
... birds which always accom- pany these roaming hordes of ants to feed upon the insects that endeavour to escape . Far more conspicuous than any of these imitative species are the large locusts , with rich crimson or blue - and - black ...
Page 99
... Birds . - Although the number of brilliantly - coloured birds in almost every part of the tropics is very great , yet they are by no means conspicuous ; and as a rule they can hardly be said to add much to the general effect of ...
... Birds . - Although the number of brilliantly - coloured birds in almost every part of the tropics is very great , yet they are by no means conspicuous ; and as a rule they can hardly be said to add much to the general effect of ...
Page 100
... birds . No group of birds - perhaps no other group of animals -exhibits within the same limited number of genera and species , so wide a range and such an endless variety of colour . As a rule parrots may be termed green birds , the ...
... birds . No group of birds - perhaps no other group of animals -exhibits within the same limited number of genera and species , so wide a range and such an endless variety of colour . As a rule parrots may be termed green birds , the ...
Page 104
... birds , of a low grade of organization , with weak or abnormally developed feet , and usually less active than the true Passeres or perching birds , of which our warblers , finches , and crows may be taken as the types . The order ...
... birds , of a low grade of organization , with weak or abnormally developed feet , and usually less active than the true Passeres or perching birds , of which our warblers , finches , and crows may be taken as the types . The order ...
Page 105
... birds , conceal themselves as much as possible among foliage or herbage ; and as a further protection many of them have acquired the coloration of rapacious or com- bative birds . In several parts of the world cuckoos are coloured ...
... birds , conceal themselves as much as possible among foliage or herbage ; and as a further protection many of them have acquired the coloration of rapacious or com- bative birds . In several parts of the world cuckoos are coloured ...
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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