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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... Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Christopher Colum- bus - Appearance of the Town - Trade - Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernam- buco , and Maceio - Wild Fruits - Plants ...
... Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it - Sharks - Christopher Colum- bus - Appearance of the Town - Trade - Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernam- buco , and Maceio - Wild Fruits - Plants ...
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... Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it- Sharks- Christopher Columbus - Appearance of the Town - Trade- Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild Fruits- Plants Parrots ...
... Crossing the Bar - Lives lost on it- Sharks- Christopher Columbus - Appearance of the Town - Trade- Healthiness of the Town and its probable cause - Comparison between Greytown , Pernambuco , and Maceio - Wild Fruits- Plants Parrots ...
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... crossed . All we could see from the steamer was the sandy beach on which the white surf was breaking , and be- hind ... crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into one of the canoes with my boxes , I was ...
... crossed . All we could see from the steamer was the sandy beach on which the white surf was breaking , and be- hind ... crossing the bar , and in a few minutes they were alongside . Getting into one of the canoes with my boxes , I was ...
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... crossed , such as a road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his mates . I walked some distance ...
... crossed , such as a road , two or three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his mates . I walked some distance ...
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... crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be ...
... crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be ...
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