Tropical nature,
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共 25 段- _Influence of the Heat of the Soil._--It is well known that
- _The Aspect of the Equatorial Heavens._--Within the limits o
- _The Climbing Plants of the Equatorial Forests._--Next to th
- _Bamboos._--The gigantic grasses called bamboos can hardly b
- The absence of the gregarious or social habit, so general in
- Ants are found everywhere. They abound in houses, some livin
- The Longicorns are elegantly shaped beetles, usually with lo
- _Passeres._--This great order comprises all our most familia
- Animal life is, on the whole, far more abundant and more var
- It is a well-known fact that although humming-birds are easi
- The skeleton, therefore, and especially the sternum or breas
- It may be objected that most of the plants named are choice
- _The Nature of Colour._--The sensation of colour is caused b
- The very frequent superiority of the male bird or insect in
- _Theory of Display of Ornaments by Males._--The full and int
- Light has a much more decided action on plants than on anima
- _Recent Views as to Direct Action of Light on the Colours of
- Now just as a surface-geology was required to complete that
- _Sense-perception influenced by Colour of the Integuments._-
- I trust I have now been able to show you that there are a nu
- The second class--the sacred inclosures, may be compared for
- If we compare the productions of different islands, we meet
- We have, therefore, good evidence that the great Euro-Asiati
- Here then we meet with a mixture of highly developed and rec
- Darwin, Mr., on mode of cross-fertilization and its use, 228