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 2
Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of its waters , and the
...
Twenty years ago the main body of water ran past Greytown ; there was then a
magnificent port , and large ships sailed up to the town , but for several years past
the Colorado branch has been taking away more and more of its waters , and the
...
Page 7
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antennæ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antennæ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
Page 10
My informant and others followed in a canoe , and ultimately recovered the body ,
but life was extinct . The alligator cannot devour its prey beneath the water , but
crawls on land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in
...
My informant and others followed in a canoe , and ultimately recovered the body ,
but life was extinct . The alligator cannot devour its prey beneath the water , but
crawls on land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in
...
Page 13
... and is near the head of the delta , as I have already mentioned . The main body
of water formerly flowed down past Greytown , and kept the harbour there open ,
but a few years ago , during a heavy flood , the river greatly enlarged and ...
... and is near the head of the delta , as I have already mentioned . The main body
of water formerly flowed down past Greytown , and kept the harbour there open ,
but a few years ago , during a heavy flood , the river greatly enlarged and ...
Page 16
I saw one of the large olive - green and brown mot - mots ( Momotus martii ) ,
sitting upon a branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious
tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards
saw ...
I saw one of the large olive - green and brown mot - mots ( Momotus martii ) ,
sitting upon a branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious
tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards
saw ...
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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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