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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... covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate ... covered with Cement and Whitewashed - Ocotal - The Valley of Depilto - Silver Mine - Geology of the Valley - Glacial ...
... covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate ... covered with Cement and Whitewashed - Ocotal - The Valley of Depilto - Silver Mine - Geology of the Valley - Glacial ...
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... 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 of the United States , is one of the most enter ...
... 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 of the United States , is one of the most enter ...
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... covered with numerous epiphytes - Tillandsias , orchids , ferns , and a hundred others , that make every big tree an aërial botanical garden . Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the ground , whilst ...
... covered with numerous epiphytes - Tillandsias , orchids , ferns , and a hundred others , that make every big tree an aërial botanical garden . Great arums are perched on the forks and send down roots like cords to the ground , whilst ...
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... 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 species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung ...
... 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 species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one clung ...
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... covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree ...
... covered with small stinging honey - eating ants , that would not allow the Ecitons to ascend these trees . Amongst the mammalia the opossums can convey their young out of danger in their pouches , and the females of many of the tree ...
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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 larv¿ 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