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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Page ix
... 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 Wild Canes - Plan- tations The Colorado River- Proposed Improvement ...
... 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 Wild Canes - Plan- tations The Colorado River- Proposed Improvement ...
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... Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle -White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- -Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Mot - mots , and Toucans CHAPTER VIII . Description of ...
... Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle -White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- -Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Mot - mots , and Toucans CHAPTER VIII . Description of ...
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... SECTION AT MASAYA 348 LONGICORN BEETLES OF CHONTALES . 380 LEAF INSECT MOSS INSECT . . SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA 381 382 at the end . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . 78 CHAPTER I. Arrival at xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE.
... SECTION AT MASAYA 348 LONGICORN BEETLES OF CHONTALES . 380 LEAF INSECT MOSS INSECT . . SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA 381 382 at the end . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . 78 CHAPTER I. Arrival at xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . PAGE.
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... Beetles - Mimetic Forms - Alligators - Boy drowned at Blew- fields by an Alligator - Their method of catching wild Pigs . - Ar noon on the 15th February , 1868 , the R.M.S.S. Solent , in which I was a passenger , anchored off Grey- town ...
... Beetles - Mimetic Forms - Alligators - Boy drowned at Blew- fields by an Alligator - Their method of catching wild Pigs . - Ar noon on the 15th February , 1868 , the R.M.S.S. Solent , in which I was a passenger , anchored off Grey- town ...
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... 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 . conspicuous . 6 [ Ch . I. THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... 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 . conspicuous . 6 [ Ch . I. THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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