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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... distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us homewards and to safety . If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the ...
... distance we have to travel . Every step of our road carries us homewards and to safety . If we never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the ...
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... distance from Tyneside , and actively engaged in the duties of his profession ( a profession which at one time took him to North America , at another to South America , and to Siberia ) , he could not take any active part in the work of ...
... distance from Tyneside , and actively engaged in the duties of his profession ( a profession which at one time took him to North America , at another to South America , and to Siberia ) , he could not take any active part in the work of ...
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... distance a low background of dark foliage . Before we anchored a gun was fired , and in quick answer to the signal some canoes , paddled by negroes of the Mosquito coast , here called " Caribs , " were seen crossing the bar , and in a ...
... distance a low background of dark foliage . Before we anchored a gun was fired , and in quick answer to the signal some canoes , paddled by negroes of the Mosquito coast , here called " Caribs , " were seen crossing the bar , and in a ...
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... distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butter- flies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with ...
... distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butter- flies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with ...
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... distance to look for a stick to throw at it ; but when I turned again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie quite still , and catch animals that come near them . Whether or not it was waiting ...
... distance to look for a stick to throw at it ; but when I turned again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie quite still , and catch animals that come near them . Whether or not it was waiting ...
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