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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... beautiful , " by the natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly ...
... beautiful , " by the natives , and I found it afterwards growing wild in the provinces of Matagalpa and Segovia , where it was one of the great favourites of the flower - loving Indians . The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly ...
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... beautiful tanagers ( Ramphocælus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts of the forest , all velvety black , excepting a large patch of fiery - red above the tail , which renders the bird very Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS ...
... beautiful tanagers ( Ramphocælus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts of the forest , all velvety black , excepting a large patch of fiery - red above the tail , which renders the bird very Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS ...
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... beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of ...
... beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconidæ , striped and spotted with yellow , red , and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of ...
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... beautiful flowers , and the greenery was further varied here and there by the white stems of the cecropia trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses each into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade ...
... beautiful flowers , and the greenery was further varied here and there by the white stems of the cecropia trees . Now and then we passed more open spots , affording glimpses each into the forest , where grew , in the dark shade ...
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... beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere glimpses of its limits and cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by ...
... beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere glimpses of its limits and cloud- capped peaks appeal to the imagination rather than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by the mud brought down by ...
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