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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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 ...
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 ...
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their bodies were ever found ; for what adds to the horror of an upset at this place , and perhaps has unnerved many a man at a critical moment , is that large sharks swarm about the entrance to the river . We saw the fin of one rising ...
their bodies were ever found ; for what adds to the horror of an upset at this place , and perhaps has unnerved many a man at a critical moment , is that large sharks swarm about the entrance to the river . We saw the fin of one rising ...
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Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by ...
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by ...
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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 .
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 .
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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 deepened the entrance to the Colorado Channel , and since then ...
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 deepened the entrance to the Colorado Channel , and since then ...
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| Pealkiri | 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 |
| Autor | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Edward Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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