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
All ships now have to lie off outside , and a shallow and , in heavy weather ,
dangerous bar has to be crossed . All we could see from the steamer was the
sandy beach on which the white surf was breaking , a fringe of bushes with a few
coco ...
All ships now have to lie off outside , and a shallow and , in heavy weather ,
dangerous bar has to be crossed . All we could see from the steamer was the
sandy beach on which the white surf was breaking , a fringe of bushes with a few
coco ...
Page 7
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
Page 17
As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many
of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had
captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests ,
and ...
As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many
of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had
captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests ,
and ...
Page 45
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
We crossed some rocky low hills , with scanty vegetation , and , after passing the
cattle hacienda of San José , reached the plains of the same name , about two
leagues in width , now dry and dusty , but in the wet season forming a great
slough ...
Page 50
At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the Sisitote , a
fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould )
, were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the ...
At these spots , too , were various beautiful birds , amongst which the Sisitote , a
fine black and orange songster , and a trogon ( Trogon melanocephalus , Gould )
, were the most conspicuous . We reached and crossed a high range , from the ...
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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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