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 x
... plains , not altogether destitute of water , they reached in safety the northern
shore of Australia ; but the energy , the courage , and the strength that took them
this long , weary journey did not suffice to carry them back over double the
distance ...
... plains , not altogether destitute of water , they reached in safety the northern
shore of Australia ; but the energy , the courage , and the strength that took them
this long , weary journey did not suffice to carry them back over double the
distance ...
Page xv
The steppes of Siberia , and also those of Southern Russia , he made his
peculiar study ; and the results of his observations on these vast plains he
embodied in two papers , which he read before the Geological Society of London
in 1874 and ...
The steppes of Siberia , and also those of Southern Russia , he made his
peculiar study ; and the results of his observations on these vast plains he
embodied in two papers , which he read before the Geological Society of London
in 1874 and ...
Page xxi
... the plains of Southern Australia ; some during many a solitary sleigh drive over
frozen lakes.
... the plains of Southern Australia ; some during many a solitary sleigh drive over
frozen lakes.
Page xxvi
The lake of Nicaragua — Ometepec — Becalmed on the lake - White egrets -
Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the plains — Vegetation of the plains -
Armadillo - Savannahs — Jicara treesJicara bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped
pottery ...
The lake of Nicaragua — Ometepec — Becalmed on the lake - White egrets -
Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the plains — Vegetation of the plains -
Armadillo - Savannahs — Jicara treesJicara bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped
pottery ...
Page 43
The lake of Nicaragua - Ometépec — Becalmed on the lake - White egrets -
Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the plains - Vegetation of the plains - Armadillo
— Savannahs — Jicara trees - Jicara bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped pottery ...
The lake of Nicaragua - Ometépec — Becalmed on the lake - White egrets -
Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the plains - Vegetation of the plains - Armadillo
— Savannahs — Jicara trees - Jicara bowls — Origin of gourd - shaped pottery ...
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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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