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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... of theories — I trust not unsupported by facts : some thought out on the. plains.
of. Southern. Australia. ;. some. during. many. a. solitary sleigh drive over frozen
lakes in North America ;
... of theories — I trust not unsupported by facts : some thought out on the. plains.
of. Southern. Australia. ;. some. during. many. a. solitary sleigh drive over frozen
lakes in North America ;
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solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ; some in the great forests
of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean , with the firmament
above and below blending together on the horizon ; and some , again , in the ...
solitary sleigh drive over frozen lakes in North America ; some in the great forests
of Central and South America ; some on the wide ocean , with the firmament
above and below blending together on the horizon ; and some , again , in the ...
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... Canal - Advantages of the Nicaraguan Route - The Rio Frio - Stories about the
Wild IndiansIndian Captive Children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - American
River Steamboats . . . . . . . . 37 CHAPTER IV . PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua - -
... Canal - Advantages of the Nicaraguan Route - The Rio Frio - Stories about the
Wild IndiansIndian Captive Children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - American
River Steamboats . . . . . . . . 37 CHAPTER IV . PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua - -
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PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua - - Ometepec - Becalmed on the Lake - - White
Cygnets - Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the Plains — Vegetation of the Plains
- Armadillo Savannahs - - Jicara Trees - Jicara Bowls - Origin of Gourd - shaped ...
PAGE The Lake of Nicaragua - - Ometepec - Becalmed on the Lake - - White
Cygnets - Reach San Ubaldo - Ride across the Plains — Vegetation of the Plains
- Armadillo Savannahs - - Jicara Trees - Jicara Bowls - Origin of Gourd - shaped ...
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Iguanas and Lizards - Granada – Politics - Revolutions — Cacao Cultivation —
Masaya – The Lake of Masaya — The Volcano of Masaya - Origin of the Lake
Basin . . . . . . . 338 CHAPTER XX . PAGE Indian Population of the country lying.
Iguanas and Lizards - Granada – Politics - Revolutions — Cacao Cultivation —
Masaya – The Lake of Masaya — The Volcano of Masaya - Origin of the Lake
Basin . . . . . . . 338 CHAPTER XX . PAGE Indian Population of the country lying.
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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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