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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... tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII ...
... tropical America - Difference between artificial and natural selection - The cause of sterility between allied species consi- dered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair to a domesti- cated animal in a tropical country CHAPTER XII ...
Page xxix
... tropics - Scarcity of gold in the valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period - The lowering of the ...
... tropics - Scarcity of gold in the valley gravels - Difference of the Mollusca on the east and west coast of the Isthmus of Darien - The refuge of the tropical American animals and plants during the glacial period - The lowering of the ...
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... , and we landed at one of several wooden wharves that jut into the river . Greytown , though only a small place , is one of the neatest tropical towns that I have visited . The houses Ch . I. ] 3 ARRIVAL AT GREYTOWN .
... , and we landed at one of several wooden wharves that jut into the river . Greytown , though only a small place , is one of the neatest tropical towns that I have visited . The houses Ch . I. ] 3 ARRIVAL AT GREYTOWN .
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... tropical towns that I have visited . The houses , especially in the business portion of the town , are well built of wood , and painted white with brown roofs . Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly ...
... tropical towns that I have visited . The houses , especially in the business portion of the town , are well built of wood , and painted white with brown roofs . Pretty flower gardens surround or front many of them . Others are nearly ...
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... tropical rains , it is comparatively healthy , and freer from fever than many places that appear at first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of ...
... tropical rains , it is comparatively healthy , and freer from fever than many places that appear at first sight better situated . Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brushwood bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe tion told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young