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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Every step of our road carries us homewards and to safety . If we 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 ...
Every step of our road carries us homewards and to safety . If we 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 ...
Page xxvii
... the present inhabitantsNight life . . . . . . . . . . 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.
... the present inhabitantsNight life . . . . . . . . . . 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.
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Start on journey to Segovia Rocky mountain road A poor lodg . ing The
rock of Cuapo The use of large beaks in some birds Comoapa - A native
doctor Vultures - Flight of birds that soar - Natives live from generation to ...
Start on journey to Segovia Rocky mountain road A poor lodg . ing The
rock of Cuapo The use of large beaks in some birds Comoapa - A native
doctor Vultures - Flight of birds that soar - Natives live from generation to ...
Page 7
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
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rapids of Castillo , which are difficult to ascend , and as there is no road round
them excepting through the town of Castillo , advantage has been taken of the
situation to fix the custom - house there , where are collected the duties on all
articles ...
rapids of Castillo , which are difficult to ascend , and as there is no road round
them excepting through the town of Castillo , advantage has been taken of the
situation to fix the custom - house there , where are collected the duties on all
articles ...
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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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