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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... night - Fine morning - Vegetation of the banks - Seripiqui river - Mot - mots - Foraging ants : their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes — They attack the nests of other ants Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ...
... night - Fine morning - Vegetation of the banks - Seripiqui river - Mot - mots - Foraging ants : their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes — They attack the nests of other ants Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ...
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... Night life 126 150 CHAPTER X. Juigalpa A Nicaraguan family - Description of the road from Juigalpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of insects PAGE in Nicaragua in 1872 - Water - bearing plants CONTENTS . xxvii.
... Night life 126 150 CHAPTER X. Juigalpa A Nicaraguan family - Description of the road from Juigalpa to Santo Domingo - Comparative scarcity of insects PAGE in Nicaragua in 1872 - Water - bearing plants CONTENTS . xxvii.
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... night - Fine morning - Vegetation of the banks - Seripiqui river- Mot - mots— Foraging ants - Their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes - They attack the nests of other ants - Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ...
... night - Fine morning - Vegetation of the banks - Seripiqui river- Mot - mots— Foraging ants - Their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes - They attack the nests of other ants - Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ...
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... night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and we forgot our discomforts of the night in admiration of the beauties of the river ...
... night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and we forgot our discomforts of the night in admiration of the beauties of the river ...
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... night . Their bronzed , glistening , naked bodies , as they ply their long poles together in unison , and chant some Spanish boat - song , is one of the things that linger in the memory of the traveller up the San Juan . Our boatmen ...
... night . Their bronzed , glistening , naked bodies , as they ply their long poles together in unison , and chant some Spanish boat - song , is one of the things that linger in the memory of the traveller up the San Juan . Our boatmen ...
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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 larv¿ 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