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 Forms |
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... the following short memoir , by Mr . Joseph Wright , giving some further details
of Mr . Belt ' s career , appears“ Died at ... won for himself in the scientific world ,
render it only fitting that some record of his life and labours should appear in the ...
... the following short memoir , by Mr . Joseph Wright , giving some further details
of Mr . Belt ' s career , appears“ Died at ... won for himself in the scientific world ,
render it only fitting that some record of his life and labours should appear in the ...
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... and freer from fever than many places that appear at first sight better situated .
Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first
sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are ...
... and freer from fever than many places that appear at first sight better situated .
Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first
sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are ...
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... ants without making a single effort to escape . This species closely resembles a
green leaf , and the other senses , which in the Ecitons appear to be more acute
than that of sight , must have been completely deceived . en It might easily have ...
... ants without making a single effort to escape . This species closely resembles a
green leaf , and the other senses , which in the Ecitons appear to be more acute
than that of sight , must have been completely deceived . en It might easily have ...
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The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in
the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch
that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ends . No one
...
The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in
the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch
that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ends . No one
...
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... some canoes and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the
Indians , loaded his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San
Carlos , where the people appear to be too indolent to grow them themselves .
... some canoes and proceeded up the river as far as the plantain grounds of the
Indians , loaded his boats with the plantains , and brought them down to San
Carlos , where the people appear to be too indolent to grow them themselves .
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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