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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... fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and vivid in style , and is full of description and suggestive discussions . With reference to it , my father wrote to Sir J. D. Hooker : - ' Belt I have read , and I am delighted that you like ...
... fruit of his leisure . The book is direct and vivid in style , and is full of description and suggestive discussions . With reference to it , my father wrote to Sir J. D. Hooker : - ' Belt I have read , and I am delighted that you like ...
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... fruits - Plants— Parrots , toucans , and tanagers Butterflies and beetles Mimetic forms - Alligators : boy drowned at Blewfields by one - Their method of catching wild pigs CHAPTER II . Commence journey up San Juan river - Palms and ...
... fruits - Plants— Parrots , toucans , and tanagers Butterflies and beetles Mimetic forms - Alligators : boy drowned at Blewfields by one - Their method of catching wild pigs CHAPTER II . Commence journey up San Juan river - Palms and ...
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... Fruits - Plantains and bananas ; probably not indigenous to America : propagated from shoots do not generally mature their seeds - Fig - trees- Granadillas and papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of flowers on insects for their ...
... Fruits - Plantains and bananas ; probably not indigenous to America : propagated from shoots do not generally mature their seeds - Fig - trees- Granadillas and papaws - Vegetables - Dependence of flowers on insects for their ...
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... fruits - Plants - Parrots , toucans , and tanagers - Butterflies and beetles - Mimetic forms -Alligators - Boy drowned at Blewfields by an alligator- Their method of catching wild pigs . AT noon on the 15th February 1868 , the R.M.S.S. ...
... fruits - Plants - Parrots , toucans , and tanagers - Butterflies and beetles - Mimetic forms -Alligators - Boy drowned at Blewfields by an alligator- Their method of catching wild pigs . AT noon on the 15th February 1868 , the R.M.S.S. ...
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... fruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la vegessima , " the beautiful , " by the ...
... fruit , orange , mango , and other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la vegessima , " the beautiful , " by the ...
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