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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... excepting where I have had access to translations , have been sealed books to
me . I am indebted to Mr . H . W . Bates for much assistance , and especially for
undertaking the superintendence of these sheets in their passage through the ...
... excepting where I have had access to translations , have been sealed books to
me . I am indebted to Mr . H . W . Bates for much assistance , and especially for
undertaking the superintendence of these sheets in their passage through the ...
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Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown
might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , however , its
...
Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown
might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , however , its
...
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... toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured beaks .
from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers (
Ramphoc¿lus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts of the forest , all velvety black ,
excepting a ...
... toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured beaks .
from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers (
Ramphoc¿lus passerinii ) frequent the outskirts of the forest , all velvety black ,
excepting a ...
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There were not less than twenty altogether , and they swam out into the middle of
the inlet and floated about , looking like logs in the water , excepting that one
stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves ...
There were not less than twenty altogether , and they swam out into the middle of
the inlet and floated about , looking like logs in the water , excepting that one
stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves ...
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They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a number of ants
clinging to it and to each other on each side , over which the column passed
three or four deep ; whereas excepting for this expedient they would have had to
pass ...
They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a number of ants
clinging to it and to each other on each side , over which the column passed
three or four deep ; whereas excepting for this expedient they would have had to
pass ...
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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 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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