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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... with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. HD WIDENER HW QXAA % SA413४.७8.3 Harvard College Library HARVA ADEMIAE 1771015 NOV ONY GIFT. Front Cover.
... with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. HD WIDENER HW QXAA % SA413४.७8.3 Harvard College Library HARVA ADEMIAE 1771015 NOV ONY GIFT. Front Cover.
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Belt argued justly : ' If we fail , only two lives will be lost , but all the chances are in our favour ; we are provided with water and food more than ample to cover the distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us ...
Belt argued justly : ' If we fail , only two lives will be lost , but all the chances are in our favour ; we are provided with water and food more than ample to cover the distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us ...
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... The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country 191 CHAPTER XII . ... Lost on the savannahs — Jamailý - A deer - hunter's family — TotagalpaWalls covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal ...
... The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesticated animal in a tropical country 191 CHAPTER XII . ... Lost on the savannahs — Jamailý - A deer - hunter's family — TotagalpaWalls covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal ...
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The square , the open spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a beautful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands of foreign residents , amongst whom Mr. Hollenbeck ...
The square , the open spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a beautful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands of foreign residents , amongst whom Mr. Hollenbeck ...
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It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been cut down , there are large trees covered with numerous epiphytes—— Tillandsias ...
It is often preserved by them with spirit and eaten like olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been cut down , there are large trees covered with numerous epiphytes—— Tillandsias ...
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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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