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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... never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The ...
... never find a drop of water on the road , our animals have enough to carry those who have to bear the whole journey to their goal , and as the animals succumb they will be shot or turned adrift . ' The event showed Belt's sagacity . The ...
Page xviii
... 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 the cause of ...
... 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 the cause of ...
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... never moves until one gets within its reach , when it seizes it and hurries off to the river with it . They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths wide open . The natives say they are catching ...
... never moves until one gets within its reach , when it seizes it and hurries off to the river with it . They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with their mouths wide open . The natives say they are catching ...
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... never saw the Ecitons injure the Hypoclineas themselves , they were always contented with despoiling them of their young . The ant that is attacked is a very cowardly species , and never shows fight . I often found it running about ...
... never saw the Ecitons injure the Hypoclineas themselves , they were always contented with despoiling them of their young . The ant that is attacked is a very cowardly species , and never shows fight . I often found it running about ...
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... never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter - coloured ...
... never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter - coloured ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young