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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It is perfectly level like Greytown , surrounded and intersected with channels of
water , above the level of which it only stands a few feet . The crowded parts of
the town are noted for their evil smells and filth , but , though entirely without ...
It is perfectly level like Greytown , surrounded and intersected with channels of
water , above the level of which it only stands a few feet . The crowded parts of
the town are noted for their evil smells and filth , but , though entirely without ...
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As I walked up the beach , I saw many that were not less than fifteen feet in length
. One lay motionless , and thinking it was another dead one , I was walking up to
it , and had got within three yards , when I saw the film over its eye moving ...
As I walked up the beach , I saw many that were not less than fifteen feet in length
. One lay motionless , and thinking it was another dead one , I was walking up to
it , and had got within three yards , when I saw the film over its eye moving ...
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Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
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of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly perpendicular tramway cutting
, the side of which was about six feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of
assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly
one ...
of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly perpendicular tramway cutting
, the side of which was about six feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of
assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly
one ...
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The bungos are flat - bottomed boats , about forty feet long and nine feet wide .
There is generally a little cabin , roofed over at the stern , in which the wife of the
captain lives . The bungo is poled along by twelve bungo - men , who have
usually ...
The bungos are flat - bottomed boats , about forty feet long and nine feet wide .
There is generally a little cabin , roofed over at the stern , in which the wife of the
captain lives . The bungo is poled along by twelve bungo - men , who have
usually ...
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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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