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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113 , 114 PITCHER - FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . . . . 129 FLOWER
OF THE “ PALOSABRE " . . . . . 130 PEÑA BLANCA . . . . . . . . . 148 INDIAN
STATUES . . . . . . . . . 165 Path UP STEEP HILL . . . . . . . 193 QUISCALUS . . . . . . . .
. 213 ...
113 , 114 PITCHER - FLOWER ( Marcgravia nepenthoides ) . . . . 129 FLOWER
OF THE “ PALOSABRE " . . . . . 130 PEÑA BLANCA . . . . . . . . . 148 INDIAN
STATUES . . . . . . . . . 165 Path UP STEEP HILL . . . . . . . 193 QUISCALUS . . . . . . . .
. 213 ...
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Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in these the air stagnates ;
whilst here , where the land is quite level , the trade winds that blow pretty
constantly find their way to every part , and carry off the emanations from the soil .
Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in these the air stagnates ;
whilst here , where the land is quite level , the trade winds that blow pretty
constantly find their way to every part , and carry off the emanations from the soil .
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As at Greytown so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regularity ,
and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air , so
that miasmatic exhalations cannot accumulate . Surrounding the cleared portions
...
As at Greytown so at Pernambuco , the trade winds blow with much regularity ,
and there are no hills nor hollows to interfere with the movements of the air , so
that miasmatic exhalations cannot accumulate . Surrounding the cleared portions
...
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About five o ' clock , after paddling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where
there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the
little town , which lies along the foot of the steep hill hemmed in between it and
the ...
About five o ' clock , after paddling all day , we came in sight of Castillo , where
there is an old ruined Spanish fort perched on the top of a hill overlooking the
little town , which lies along the foot of the steep hill hemmed in between it and
the ...
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The fort - crowned hill and the little town clinging to its foot form the centre of the
picture . ... rapids on one side contrast with the still , dark forest on the other ,
whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in the background .
The fort - crowned hill and the little town clinging to its foot form the centre of the
picture . ... rapids on one side contrast with the still , dark forest on the other ,
whilst the whole is relieved by the bright green grassy hills in the background .
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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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