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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... and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the
Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. TOZZER LIBRARY TZ IGKZ7
Case Shelf HARVARD UNIVERSITY VARD AEH DEM OANAA ACAD O. Front
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... and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the
Theory of Evolution of Living Forms Thomas Belt. TOZZER LIBRARY TZ IGKZ7
Case Shelf HARVARD UNIVERSITY VARD AEH DEM OANAA ACAD O. Front
Cover.
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... Allied Species considered – The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a
domesticated animal in a Tropical Country . ... Totagalpa — Walls covered with
Cement and Whitewashed - Ocotal — The Valley of Depilto — Silver Mine -
Geology of ...
... Allied Species considered – The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a
domesticated animal in a Tropical Country . ... Totagalpa — Walls covered with
Cement and Whitewashed - Ocotal — The Valley of Depilto — Silver Mine -
Geology of ...
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The square , the open spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short
grass that makes a beautiful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost
entirely in the hands of foreign residents , amongst whom Mr . Hollenbeck , a
citizen ...
The square , the open spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short
grass that makes a beautiful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost
entirely in the hands of foreign residents , amongst whom Mr . Hollenbeck , a
citizen ...
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... Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
cut down , there are large trees . covered with numerous epiphytes — Tillandsias
...
... Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
cut down , there are large trees . covered with numerous epiphytes — Tillandsias
...
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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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| 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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