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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Page xiii
... travelled over both Asia and America ; and in his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to enlarge the domain of human knowledge . " In 1863 Mr. Belt went to Nova Scotia , where he had the superintendence ...
... travelled over both Asia and America ; and in his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to enlarge the domain of human knowledge . " In 1863 Mr. Belt went to Nova Scotia , where he had the superintendence ...
Page xiv
... , and render the book truly a classic . one amongst our natural history literature . In 1873 , and again in 1875 and 1876 , he was in Russia , and travelled over a large portion of that great empire . The xiv PREFACE .
... , and render the book truly a classic . one amongst our natural history literature . In 1873 , and again in 1875 and 1876 , he was in Russia , and travelled over a large portion of that great empire . The xiv PREFACE .
Page xxi
... travelling across the frozen Siberian steppes , wrapped in furs , listening to the sleigh bells , and wondering how my book has sped . It is full of theories - I trust not unsupported by facts : some thought out on the plains of ...
... travelling across the frozen Siberian steppes , wrapped in furs , listening to the sleigh bells , and wondering how my book has sped . It is full of theories - I trust not unsupported by facts : some thought out on the plains of ...
Page xxix
... travellers in Nicaragua -Native flour - mill - Uncomfortable lodgings - Tierrabona- Dust whirlwind — Initial form of a cyclone — The origin of cyclones 292 . CHAPTER XVII . Cattle - raising - Don Filiberto Trano's new house - Horse ...
... travellers in Nicaragua -Native flour - mill - Uncomfortable lodgings - Tierrabona- Dust whirlwind — Initial form of a cyclone — The origin of cyclones 292 . CHAPTER XVII . Cattle - raising - Don Filiberto Trano's new house - Horse ...
Page 55
... travelled from one country to another with their wares ; they were of a docile and tract- able disposition , easily frightened into submission . It is likely that these maize - eating peoples belonged to closely affiliated races . In ...
... travelled from one country to another with their wares ; they were of a docile and tract- able disposition , easily frightened into submission . It is likely that these maize - eating peoples belonged to closely affiliated races . In ...
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