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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... feet ) it is never too hot . We had many astronomers at Denver to see the eclipse , which was a great success . The opinion is very general amongst them that the sun's heat has not been constant in long periods of time , and they refer ...
... feet ) it is never too hot . We had many astronomers at Denver to see the eclipse , which was a great success . The opinion is very general amongst them that the sun's heat has not been constant in long periods of time , and they refer ...
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... feet . The crowded parts of the town are noted for their evil . smells and filth , but , though entirely without drainage , it is celebrated for its healthiness ; whilst a little lower down the coast , the town of Maceio , situated ...
... feet . The crowded parts of the town are noted for their evil . smells and filth , but , though entirely without drainage , it is celebrated for its healthiness ; whilst a little lower down the coast , the town of Maceio , situated ...
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... feet in length . One lay motionless , and thinking it was another dead one , I was walking up to it , and had got within three yards , when I saw the film over its eye moving ; other- wise it was quite still , and its teeth projecting ...
... feet in length . One lay motionless , and thinking it was another dead one , I was walking up to it , and had got within three yards , when I saw the film over its eye moving ; other- wise it was quite still , and its teeth projecting ...
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... feet of water on the bar at the Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained the project of dredging out the channel ...
... feet of water on the bar at the Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained the project of dredging out the channel ...
Page 24
... feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly one ant left the conclave , and ran with great speed up the perpendicular face of the cutting without stopping ...
... feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly one ant left the conclave , and ran with great speed up the perpendicular face of the cutting without stopping ...
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