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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " - Muy - muy ... covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine - Geology of the valley - Glacial ...
... covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " - Muy - muy ... covered with cement and whitewashed - Ocotal - The valley of Depilto - Silver mine - Geology of the valley - Glacial ...
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... 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 , a citizen of the United States , is one of the most enter ...
... 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 , a citizen of the United States , is one of the most enter ...
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... covered with numerous epiphytes - Tillandsias , orchids , ferns , and a hundred others , that make every big tree an aërial garden . Great arums perch on the forks and send down roots like cords to the ground , whilst lianas run from ...
... covered with numerous epiphytes - Tillandsias , orchids , ferns , and a hundred others , that make every big tree an aërial garden . Great arums perch on the forks and send down roots like cords to the ground , whilst lianas run from ...
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... covered with long brown and black hairs , and closely resembling some of the short , thick , hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes . Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung ...
... covered with long brown and black hairs , and closely resembling some of the short , thick , hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes . Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung ...
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... covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree ...
... covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young