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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Page 6
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks . from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Green parrots fly over in screaming flocks , or nestle in loving couples amidst the
foliage ; toucans hop along the branches , turning their long , highly - coloured
beaks . from side to side with an old - fashioned look , and beautiful tanagers ...
Page 11
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short distance to look for a stick to throw at him ; but when I turned
again , he was just disappearing into the water . It is the habit of these animals to
lie ...
There was no doubt , however , about the movement of the eye - covers , and I
went back a short distance to look for a stick to throw at him ; but when I turned
again , he was just disappearing into the water . It is the habit of these animals to
lie ...
Page 15
There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the river falls , they are found in
abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon we reached the point where
...
There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their
eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March , when the river falls , they are found in
abundance , and eaten by the canoe - men . At noon we reached the point where
...
Page 22
They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column .
This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one particular form of
prey , but hunting , like Eciton predator , only spread out over a much greater
space ...
They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column .
This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one particular form of
prey , but hunting , like Eciton predator , only spread out over a much greater
space ...
Page 41
He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept
continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people
around him did not understand what he was saying . He was taken to Castillo ,
and met ...
He had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept
continually talking in his own language , apparently surprised that the people
around him did not understand what he was saying . He was taken to Castillo ,
and met ...
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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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