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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... to North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the latter place . his entomological collection has made him famous . Many hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and X PREFACE .
... to North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the latter place . his entomological collection has made him famous . Many hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and X PREFACE .
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... hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and labour ; and his charming book , " The Naturalist in Nicaragua , ' whilst illustrating his great powers of observa- tion , has endeared him to every lover of nature ...
... hundred species of coleoptera and lepidoptera attest his energy and labour ; and his charming book , " The Naturalist in Nicaragua , ' whilst illustrating his great powers of observa- tion , has endeared him to every lover of nature ...
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... 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 tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the disordered tackle of 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 tree to tree or hang in loops and folds like the disordered tackle of a ...
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... hundred yards wide . Distant as we were from the shores , we were not too far for the mosquitoes , which came off in myriads to the banquet upon our blood . Sleep for me was impossible , and to add to the discomfort , the rain came down ...
... hundred yards wide . Distant as we were from the shores , we were not too far for the mosquitoes , which came off in myriads to the banquet upon our blood . Sleep for me was impossible , and to add to the discomfort , the rain came down ...
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... hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes ... hundreds of thousands of individuals , although many columns were outside , some bringing in the pupæ of ants , others ...
... hundred yards without getting to the end . They make their temporary habitations in hollow trees , and sometimes ... hundreds of thousands of individuals , although many columns were outside , some bringing in the pupæ of ants , others ...
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