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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... Natural Selection- The cause of Sterility between Allied Species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " -Muymuy - Idleness of the ...
... Natural Selection- The cause of Sterility between Allied Species considered - The disadvantages of a covering of hair in a domesticated animal in a Tropical Country PAGE 191 CHAPTER XII . Olama - The " Sanate " -Muymuy - Idleness of the ...
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... natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , however , its apparent disadvantages , and that for nine months of the year it is subject ...
... natural or artificial , excepting such as the sandy soil affords , Greytown might be thought a very unhealthy site for a town . Notwithstanding , however , its apparent disadvantages , and that for nine months of the year it is subject ...
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... natural drainage is much more unhealthy , fevers being very prevalent . As at Grey- town 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 ...
... natural drainage is much more unhealthy , fevers being very prevalent . As at Grey- town 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 ...
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... natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species , that somewhat resembled another having special means of protection , being preserved from their enemies in conse- quence of that unconscious imitation . The ...
... natural selection , to have been brought about by varieties of one species , that somewhat resembled another having special means of protection , being preserved from their enemies in conse- quence of that unconscious imitation . The ...
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... natural- ists to occur in numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or ...
... natural- ists to occur in numerous genera ; and so far they have only been explained on the supposition of the descent of the different species from a common progenitor . As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches brook bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark descended dogs Ecitons epiphytes feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period glands grass green Greytown ground growing hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects Jinotega Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad lodes look maize Matagalpa Mestizos miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nests never Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed Peña Blanca plains plants probably quartz rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rock rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen shrubs side slope soon Spaniards species spider steep sting stones surface tion told town trachyte travelling trees trogons tropical America valley variety vegetation veins Velasquez wasp whilst wings yellow young