The tropical world : a popular scientific account of the natural history of the animal and vegetable kingdoms in the equatorial regions / by Dr. G. Hartwig.

  • Georg Hartwig
Date:
1863
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The tropical world : a popular scientific account of the natural history of the animal and vegetable kingdoms in the equatorial regions / by Dr. G. Hartwig. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAET I. ASPECTS OF TROPICAL NATURE. CHAPTER I. THE DIVERSITY OF CLIMATES WITHIN THE TROPICS. Causes by which, it is produced — Abundance and Distribution of Rain within the Tropics — The Trade Winds — The Belt of-Calms—Tropical Rains — The Monsoons — Tornados — Cyclones — Typhoons — Storms in the Pacific — Devastations caused by Hurricanes on Pitcairn Island and Rarotonga Page 3 CHAPTER II. THE LLANOS. Their Aspect in the Dry Season — Vegetable Sources — Land Spouts — Effects of the Mirage — A Savannah on Fire — Opening of the Rainy Season — Miraculous Changes — Exuberance of Animal and Vegetable Life—-Conflict between Horses and Electrical Eels—Beauty of the Llanos at the Termination of the Rainy Season — The Mauritia Palm . . . .14 CHAPTER III. THE PUNA, OR THE niOH TABLE-LANDS OF PERU AND BOLIVIA. Striking Contrast with the Llanos — Northern Character of their Climate — The Chunu—The Surumpe — The Veta: its Influence upon Man, Horses, Mules, and Cats — The Vegetation of the Puna — The Maca — The Llama: its invaluable Services — The Huanacu — The Alpaca —- The Vicunas : Mode of Hunting Them — The Chacu — The Bolas — The Chinchilla -— The Condor —Wild Bulls and Wild Dogs — Lovely Mountain Valleys , . 23