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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... Through man and beast , through grain and grass . " LONGFELLOW WITH
MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE
STREET . 1874 . [ The right of Translation is reserved . ] 17422 2 . Common
Corea Pee Dec ...
... Through man and beast , through grain and grass . " LONGFELLOW WITH
MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS . LONDON : JOHN MURRAY , ALBEMARLE
STREET . 1874 . [ The right of Translation is reserved . ] 17422 2 . Common
Corea Pee Dec ...
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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 Thomas Belt. 2 . Common Corea Pee
Dec .
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 Thomas Belt. 2 . Common Corea Pee
Dec .
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Amongst the beetles I found a curious longicorn ( Desmiphora fasciculata ) ,
covered with long brown and black hairs , and closely resembling some of the
short , thick , hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes . Other closely
allied ...
Amongst the beetles I found a curious longicorn ( Desmiphora fasciculata ) ,
covered with long brown and black hairs , and closely resembling some of the
short , thick , hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes . Other closely
allied ...
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a rock , with such force that we were nearly all thrown down , but the strong
canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have stood the shock
without being staved in . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we
took ...
a rock , with such force that we were nearly all thrown down , but the strong
canoe was uninjured , although no common boat could have stood the shock
without being staved in . Having determined to go up the river in this boat , we
took ...
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I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They
all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. HEADS
OF MOT - HOTS . 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . MOT-Mots of ...
I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They
all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. HEADS
OF MOT - HOTS . 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA . MOT-Mots of ...
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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 |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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