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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... beautiful , " by the natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at and around Greytown is perfectly ...
... beautiful , " by the natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at and around Greytown is perfectly ...
Page 7
... beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butter- flies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most character- istic of ...
... beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butter- flies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most character- istic of ...
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... beautiful flowers , and the green was further varied here and there by the white stems of the cecropia trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade , slender ...
... beautiful flowers , and the green was further varied here and there by the white stems of the cecropia trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade , slender ...
Page 43
... beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere glimpses of its limits and cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by ...
... beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere glimpses of its limits and cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by ...
Page 57
... beautiful flowers , which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope - like stems to the ground . Climbing ferns and . vanilla cling to the trunks , and a thousand epiphytes ...
... beautiful flowers , which do not belong to it , but to one of the lianas that twines through its branches and sends down great rope - like stems to the ground . Climbing ferns and . vanilla cling to the trunks , and a thousand epiphytes ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young