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 FormsJohn Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... 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 danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows ...
... 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 danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows ...
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... appear to be more acute than that of sight , must have been completely deceived . It might easily have escaped from the ants by using its wings , but it would only have fallen into as great a danger , for the numerous birds that ...
... appear to be more acute than that of sight , must have been completely deceived . It might easily have escaped from the ants by using its wings , but it would only have fallen into as great a danger , for the numerous birds that ...
Page 21
... appears in confusion , Ecitons running here and there and everywhere in the greatest haste and disorder ; but the result of all this apparent confusion is that scarcely a single Hypoclinea gets away with a pupa or larva . I never saw ...
... appears in confusion , Ecitons running here and there and everywhere in the greatest haste and disorder ; but the result of all this apparent confusion is that scarcely a single Hypoclinea gets away with a pupa or larva . I never saw ...
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... appear upon the scene . There the parallel ends : no one species of ant has attained any great superiority above all its fellows , whilst man is very far in advance of all the other Primates . When we see these intelligent insects ...
... appear upon the scene . There the parallel ends : no one species of ant has attained any great superiority above all its fellows , whilst man is very far in advance of all the other Primates . When we see these intelligent insects ...
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... in such dread of firearms , that on the first appear- ance of a boat coming up the river they desert their houses and run into the woods for shelter . • The Ulleros rush on shore and seize everything that the poor fugitives.
... in such dread of firearms , that on the first appear- ance of a boat coming up the river they desert their houses and run into the woods for shelter . • The Ulleros rush on shore and seize everything that the poor fugitives.
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young