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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... in his fourth voyage , lost a boat ' s crew who had been sent for wood and fresh
water , and when returning were swamped on the bar . Columbus had rounded
Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair
...
... in his fourth voyage , lost a boat ' s crew who had been sent for wood and fresh
water , and when returning were swamped on the bar . Columbus had rounded
Cape Gracias a Dios four days before , and had sailed down the coast with a fair
...
Page 11
The crew consisted of 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
...
The crew consisted of 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
...
Page 15
The waning moon was sufficiently high at 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 ...
The waning moon was sufficiently high at 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 ...
Page 18
On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so
numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the
flanks , and ...
On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so
numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one
direction , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen leaf . On the
flanks , and ...
Page 24
The Ecitons are singular amongst the ants in this respect , that they have no fixed
habitations , but move on from one place to another , as they exhaust the hunting
grounds around them . I think Eciton hamata does not stay more than four or ...
The Ecitons are singular amongst the ants in this respect , that they have no fixed
habitations , but move on from one place to another , as they exhaust the hunting
grounds around them . I think Eciton hamata does not stay more than four or ...
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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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