The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. - - - - - - bare.
A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. - - - - - - bare.
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... animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The unfortunate Government expedition left ...
... animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The unfortunate Government expedition left ...
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... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. and they refer the cause of the variation in geological climates to such fluctuations . " He rests in the Riverside Cemetery near Denver , Colorado ...
... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. and they refer the cause of the variation in geological climates to such fluctuations . " He rests in the Riverside Cemetery near Denver , Colorado ...
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... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ; some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the ...
... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. some during many a solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ; some in the great forests of Central and South America ; some on the ...
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... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. of the gold - Lodes richer ... animal life -Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias - Flowers fertilised by hum- ming birds - By insects - Provision in some ...
... Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. of the gold - Lodes richer ... animal life -Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias - Flowers fertilised by hum- ming birds - By insects - Provision in some ...
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