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 6
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage , toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Page 9
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short 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 ...
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short 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 ...
Page 15
... too early to look for their eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the
river falls , they are found in abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon
we reached the point where the Seripiqui , a river coming down from the interior ...
... too early to look for their eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the
river falls , they are found in abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon
we reached the point where the Seripiqui , a river coming down from the interior ...
Page 22
They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This
species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one particular form of prey ,
but hunting , like Eciton predator , only spread out over a much greater space of ...
They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This
species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one particular form of prey ,
but hunting , like Eciton predator , only spread out over a much greater space of ...
Page 41
He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept
continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people
around him did not understand what he was saying . He was taken to Castillo ,
and met ...
He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept
continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people
around him did not understand what he was saying . He was taken to Castillo ,
and met ...
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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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