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 FormsJohn Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page v
... wondering how my book has sped . It is full 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 Ame- rica.
... wondering how my book has sped . It is full 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 Ame- rica.
Page vi
... lakes in North Ame- rica ; 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 bowels of the earth , seeking ...
... lakes in North Ame- rica ; 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 bowels of the earth , seeking ...
Page ix
... Advantages of the Nica- raguan Route - The Rio Frio - Stories about the Wild Indians- Indian Captive Children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - Ame- rican River Steamboats . PAGE 1 11 33 კე 1 CHAPTER IV . The Lake of Nicaragua - Ometepec -
... Advantages of the Nica- raguan Route - The Rio Frio - Stories about the Wild Indians- Indian Captive Children - Expeditions up the Rio Frio - Ame- rican River Steamboats . PAGE 1 11 33 კე 1 CHAPTER IV . The Lake of Nicaragua - Ometepec -
Page x
... 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 Pottery - Coyotes ...
... 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 Pottery - Coyotes ...
Page xiii
... Lake of Nicaragua - Voyage on Lake - Fresh - water Shells and Insects Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water ...
... Lake of Nicaragua - Voyage on Lake - Fresh - water Shells and Insects Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Dis- cussion of the reasons why Fresh - water ...
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