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 vii
... birds ; and for much entomological information I am in- debted to Professor Westwood , Mr. F. Smith , and Dr. D. Sharp ; whilst , in botany , Professor D. Oliver , of Kew , has kindly named for me some of the plants . Through the ...
... birds ; and for much entomological information I am in- debted to Professor Westwood , Mr. F. Smith , and Dr. D. Sharp ; whilst , in botany , Professor D. Oliver , of Kew , has kindly named for me some of the plants . Through the ...
Page ix
... Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants - Parallel between the Mammalia and the Hymenoptera - Utopia CHAPTER III . Journey up River continued - Wild Pigs and Jaguar - Bungos - Reach Machuca - Castillo ...
... Birds ' Nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in Ants - Parallel between the Mammalia and the Hymenoptera - Utopia CHAPTER III . Journey up River continued - Wild Pigs and Jaguar - Bungos - Reach Machuca - Castillo ...
Page xi
... birds , 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 ...
... birds , 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 ...
Page xii
... Birds that Soar -Natives live from generation to generation on the same spot- Do not give distinctive Names to the Rivers - Caribs barter Guns and Iron - pots for Dogs - The Hairless Dogs of Tropical America— Difference between ...
... Birds that Soar -Natives live from generation to generation on the same spot- Do not give distinctive Names to the Rivers - Caribs barter Guns and Iron - pots for Dogs - The Hairless Dogs of Tropical America— Difference between ...
Page xiii
... Birds ' Nests . CHAPTER XVI . Concordia - Jinotega - Indian Habits retained by the People - Indian Names of Towns - Security of Travellers in Nicaragua - Native Flour - milk - Uncomfortable Lodgings - Tierrabona - Dust Whirl- wind ...
... Birds ' Nests . CHAPTER XVI . Concordia - Jinotega - Indian Habits retained by the People - Indian Names of Towns - Security of Travellers in Nicaragua - Native Flour - milk - Uncomfortable Lodgings - Tierrabona - Dust Whirl- wind ...
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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