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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Page xxv
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits — PlantsParrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles — Mimetic forms — Alligators :
boy drowned at Blewfields by one — Their method of catching wild pigs .
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits — PlantsParrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles — Mimetic forms — Alligators :
boy drowned at Blewfields by one — Their method of catching wild pigs .
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85 CHAPTER VII . Climate of the north - eastern side of Nicaragua – Excursions
around Santo Domingo — The Artigua - Corruption of ancient names - Butterflies
, spiders , and wasps — Humming - birds , beetles , and ants — Plants and trees
...
85 CHAPTER VII . Climate of the north - eastern side of Nicaragua – Excursions
around Santo Domingo — The Artigua - Corruption of ancient names - Butterflies
, spiders , and wasps — Humming - birds , beetles , and ants — Plants and trees
...
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NATIVE STILL . . . . . NATIVE PLOUGH . . . . . GEOLOGICAL SECTION NEAR
OCOTAL . HORNET AND MIMETIC BUG . . GEOLOGICAL SECTION AT MASAYA
. LONGICORN BEETLES OF CHONTALES . LEAF INSECT . . . . . . Moss INSECT .
NATIVE STILL . . . . . NATIVE PLOUGH . . . . . GEOLOGICAL SECTION NEAR
OCOTAL . HORNET AND MIMETIC BUG . . GEOLOGICAL SECTION AT MASAYA
. LONGICORN BEETLES OF CHONTALES . LEAF INSECT . . . . . . Moss INSECT .
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... its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and
Maceio - Wild fruits - Plants — Parrots , toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and
beetles - Mimetic forms - Alligators — Boy drowned at Blewfields by an
alligatorTheir ...
... its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and
Maceio - Wild fruits - Plants — Parrots , toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and
beetles - Mimetic forms - Alligators — Boy drowned at Blewfields by an
alligatorTheir ...
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... look , and beautiful tanagers ( Ramphoc¿lus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts
of the forest , all velvety black , excepting a large patch of fiery - red above the tail
, which renders the bird Ch . I . ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS .
... look , and beautiful tanagers ( Ramphoc¿lus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts
of the forest , all velvety black , excepting a large patch of fiery - red above the tail
, which renders the bird Ch . I . ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS .
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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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