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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... The Refuge of the Tropical American Animals and Plants during the Glacial
Period — The Lowering of the Sea Level - - The Land Shells of the West Indian
Islands - The Malay Archipelago - Easter Island - Atlantis - Traditions of the
Deluge .
... The Refuge of the Tropical American Animals and Plants during the Glacial
Period — The Lowering of the Sea Level - - The Land Shells of the West Indian
Islands - The Malay Archipelago - Easter Island - Atlantis - Traditions of the
Deluge .
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... Insects — Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -
Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Discussion of the
reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the Land
and of the Sca .
... Insects — Similarity of Fresh - water productions all over the World -
Distribution of European Land and Fresh - water Shells - Discussion of the
reasons why Fresh - water productions have varied less than those of the Land
and of the Sca .
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The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly level . The square , the open
spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a
beautiful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands
of foreign ...
The land at Greytown and around it is perfectly level . The square , the open
spaces , and many of the streets are covered with short grass that makes a
beautiful sward to walk on . The trade in the town is almost entirely in the hands
of foreign ...
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Behind the town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is
quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground .
Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either ...
Behind the town there is a long lagoon , and for several miles back the land is
quite level , and interspersed with lakes and ponds with much marshy ground .
Perfectly level , surrounded by swamps , and without any system of drainage ,
either ...
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The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst
the ...
The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it
after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild pigs in the forest near the
river by half burying themselves in the ground . The pigs come rooting amongst
the ...
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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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