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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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 .
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 .
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The bright colours of the male must make it very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly so bold as the obscurely - coloured females . When a clear When a clear space in the brushwood is to be ...
The bright colours of the male must make it very conspicuous to birds of prey , and , probably in consequence , it is not nearly so bold as the obscurely - coloured females . When a clear When a clear space in the brushwood is to be ...
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I was once in one , coming down a dangerous rapid on the river Gurupy , in Northern Brazil , when we were driven with the full force of the boiling stream broadside upon a rock , with such force that we were nearly ( 11 )
I was once in one , coming down a dangerous rapid on the river Gurupy , in Northern Brazil , when we were driven with the full force of the boiling stream broadside upon a rock , with such force that we were nearly ( 11 )
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a rock , with such force that we were nearly all thrown down , but the strong canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have withstood the shock . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we took provisions with us ...
a rock , with such force that we were nearly all thrown down , but the strong canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have withstood the shock . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we took provisions with us ...
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I saw one of the large olive - green and brown mot - mots ( Momotus martii ) , sitting upon a branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body .
I saw one of the large olive - green and brown mot - mots ( Momotus martii ) , sitting upon a branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body .
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| Pealkiri | 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 |
| Autor | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Edward Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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