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 4
Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly hidden
amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A
lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured ...
Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly hidden
amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A
lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured ...
Page 6
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Page 7
It is only the male that is thus coloured , the female being clothed in a sober suit
of greenish - brown . I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones
were always seen with one of the red - and - black ones . The bright colours of ...
It is only the male that is thus coloured , the female being clothed in a sober suit
of greenish - brown . I think this bird is polygamous , for several of the brown ones
were always seen with one of the red - and - black ones . The bright colours of ...
Page 8
The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being protected that more
and more closely approached the species imitated , in form , colour , and ...
The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have
been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being protected that more
and more closely approached the species imitated , in form , colour , and ...
Page 17
17 the one mentioned above , these black feathers form only a small black spot
nearly hidden amongst the rust - coloured feathers of the breast . Characters
such as these , very conspicuous in some species , shading off in others through
...
17 the one mentioned above , these black feathers form only a small black spot
nearly hidden amongst the rust - coloured feathers of the breast . Characters
such as these , very conspicuous in some species , shading off in others through
...
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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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