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 7
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by ...
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by ...
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These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of species by natural selection , to have ... The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages ...
These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of species by natural selection , to have ... The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages ...
Page 87
Excepting that they are very irregular in thickness , and often branch and send thin offshoots into the enclosing rocks , they resemble coal seams that have been turned up on edge , so as to be vertical instead of horizontal .
Excepting that they are very irregular in thickness , and often branch and send thin offshoots into the enclosing rocks , they resemble coal seams that have been turned up on edge , so as to be vertical instead of horizontal .
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At first I thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets ; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could distinguish the notes of the different species .
At first I thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets ; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could distinguish the notes of the different species .
Page 218
The branches and trunk are covered with strong curved spines , set in pairs , from which it receives the name of the bull's - horn thorn , they having a very strong resemblance to the horns of that quadruped .
The branches and trunk are covered with strong curved spines , set in pairs , from which it receives the name of the bull's - horn thorn , they having a very strong resemblance to the horns of that quadruped .
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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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