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 vii
Mr . Belt , whose untimely death may well be deplored by naturalists , was by
profession an engineer , so that all his admirable observations in natural history
in Nicaragua and elsewhere , were the fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and
...
Mr . Belt , whose untimely death may well be deplored by naturalists , was by
profession an engineer , so that all his admirable observations in natural history
in Nicaragua and elsewhere , were the fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and
...
Page xxv
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits — PlantsParrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles — Mimetic forms — Alligators :
boy drowned at Blewfields by one — Their method of catching wild pigs .
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits — PlantsParrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles — Mimetic forms — Alligators :
boy drowned at Blewfields by one — Their method of catching wild pigs .
Page xxvi
... position of Santo Domingo – Physical geography , The inhabitants - Mixed
races Negroes and Indians compared — Women - Establishment of the
Chontales Gold - Mining Company _ My house and garden - Fruits — Plantains
and bananas ...
... position of Santo Domingo – Physical geography , The inhabitants - Mixed
races Negroes and Indians compared — Women - Establishment of the
Chontales Gold - Mining Company _ My house and garden - Fruits — Plantains
and bananas ...
Page 1
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits - Plants — Parrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles - Mimetic forms - Alligators —
Boy drowned at Blewfields by an alligatorTheir method of catching wild pigs .
... between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild fruits - Plants — Parrots ,
toucans , and tanagers — Butterflies and beetles - Mimetic forms - Alligators —
Boy drowned at Blewfields by an alligatorTheir method of catching wild pigs .
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Others are nearly hidden amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and
other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of
pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
Others are nearly hidden amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and
other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of
pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
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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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