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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It is called la regessima , “ the 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 ...
It is called la regessima , “ the 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 ...
Page 6
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks . from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks . from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Page 7
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous
butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped
and ...
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous
butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped
and ...
Page 15
The banks were hidden by a curtain of creeping and twining plants , many of
which bore 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 ...
The banks were hidden by a curtain of creeping and twining plants , many of
which bore 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 ...
Page 43
The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped 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 ...
The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped 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 ...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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