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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Description of San Antonio valley -- Great variety of animal life -Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias — Flowers fertilised by humming birds — By insects — Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen ...
Description of San Antonio valley -- Great variety of animal life -Pitcher - flowered Marcgravias — Flowers fertilised by humming birds — By insects — Provision in some flowers to prevent insects , not adapted for carrying the pollen ...
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These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of species by natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species somewhat resembling another having special means of protection ...
These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of species by natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species somewhat resembling another having special means of protection ...
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As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous trees ...
As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small plantations of bananas and plantains made in clearings in the forest , which now consisted of a great variety of dicotyledonous trees ...
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Besides the antthrushes , trogons , creepers , and a variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the ...
Besides the antthrushes , trogons , creepers , and a variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the ...
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A ceaseless round of ever - active life weaves the forest scenery of the tropics into one monotonous whole , of which the component parts exhibit in detail untold variety and beauty . To the genial influence of ever - present moisture ...
A ceaseless round of ever - active life weaves the forest scenery of the tropics into one monotonous whole , of which the component parts exhibit in detail untold variety and beauty . To the genial influence of ever - present moisture ...
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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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