Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 106
... objects with a generally pleasing result . We will next group together three families which , al- though quite distinct , may be said to represent each other in their respective countries , the toucans of America , the plantain - eaters ...
... objects with a generally pleasing result . We will next group together three families which , al- though quite distinct , may be said to represent each other in their respective countries , the toucans of America , the plantain - eaters ...
Page 108
... objects . The Picariæ comprise many other interesting families ; as , for example , the puff - birds , the todies , and the hum- ming - birds ; but as these are all confined to America we can hardly claim them as characteristic of the ...
... objects . The Picariæ comprise many other interesting families ; as , for example , the puff - birds , the todies , and the hum- ming - birds ; but as these are all confined to America we can hardly claim them as characteristic of the ...
Page 113
... objects . Like the majority of lizards they are insectivorous , but they are said to be able to live for months without taking food . The dragons or flying lizards of India and the larger Malay islands , are perhaps the most curious and ...
... objects . Like the majority of lizards they are insectivorous , but they are said to be able to live for months without taking food . The dragons or flying lizards of India and the larger Malay islands , are perhaps the most curious and ...
Page 118
... objects from the ground . The most remarkable of the American monkeys are the howlers , whose tremendous roaring exceeds that of the lion or the bull , and is to be heard frequently at morning and evening in the primeval forests . The ...
... objects from the ground . The most remarkable of the American monkeys are the howlers , whose tremendous roaring exceeds that of the lion or the bull , and is to be heard frequently at morning and evening in the primeval forests . The ...
Page 130
... object , suspended as it were between four short black threads meeting each other in a cross . For an instant it shows in front of the flower ; again another instant , and emitting a momentary flash of emerald and sapphire light , it is ...
... object , suspended as it were between four short black threads meeting each other in a cross . For an instant it shows in front of the flower ; again another instant , and emitting a momentary flash of emerald and sapphire light , it is ...
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