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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It would be easy for the writer , who looks back with recollections of infinite
pleasure upon a journey made to Mexico with Mr . Belt in 1876 , and to numerous
expeditions undertaken with him in Great Britain , to dwell on many incidents of ...
It would be easy for the writer , who looks back with recollections of infinite
pleasure upon a journey made to Mexico with Mr . Belt in 1876 , and to numerous
expeditions undertaken with him in Great Britain , to dwell on many incidents of ...
Page 6
... size of a cherry , called “ Nancito " by the natives . It is often preserved by them
with spirit and eaten like olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the
original forest has been cut down , there are large trees covered with numerous ...
... size of a cherry , called “ Nancito " by the natives . It is often preserved by them
with spirit and eaten like olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the
original forest has been cut down , there are large trees covered with numerous ...
Page 7
... paths cut by charcoal burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects .
Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak -
winged Heliconid¿ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the ...
... paths cut by charcoal burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects .
Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak -
winged Heliconid¿ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the ...
Page 12
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numerous channels ;
the principal tree was a long , coarse - leaved palm , and there were great beds
of wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally saw curious green ...
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numerous channels ;
the principal tree was a long , coarse - leaved palm , and there were great beds
of wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally saw curious green ...
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The numerous half - filled - up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken . Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o ' clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream ,
which ...
The numerous half - filled - up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken . Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o ' clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream ,
which ...
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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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