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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... four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached the San Juan . Inside the bar we were in smooth water , for but a small stream is discharged by this channel . On our ...
... four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair wind and tide , so that he might easily have reached the San Juan . Inside the bar we were in smooth water , for but a small stream is discharged by this channel . On our ...
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... four Mosquito negroes , who are celebrated on this coast for their skill as boatmen . Besides the crew , we were taking three other negroes up to the mines , and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a long journey ...
... four Mosquito negroes , who are celebrated on this coast for their skill as boatmen . Besides the crew , we were taking three other negroes up to the mines , and with my boxes we were rather uncomfortably crowded for a long journey ...
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... four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and we forgot our discomforts of the ...
... four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits revived , and we forgot our discomforts of the ...
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... four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns ...
... four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the main body , smaller columns ...
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... does not stay more than four or five days in one place . I have sometimes come across the migratory columns ; they may easily be known . Ch . II . ] TEMPORARY ANTS ' - NESTS 24 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... does not stay more than four or five days in one place . I have sometimes come across the migratory columns ; they may easily be known . Ch . II . ] TEMPORARY ANTS ' - NESTS 24 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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