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
... Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
cut down , there are large trees . covered with numerous epiphytes — Tillandsias
...
... Nancito ” by the natives . It is often preserved by them with spirit and caten like
olives . Beyond the brushwood , which grows where the original forest has been
cut down , there are large trees . covered with numerous epiphytes — Tillandsias
...
Page 7
... and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos
and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped and spotted with yellow , red ,
and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of tropical
America ...
... and curious insects . Amongst the numerous butterflies , large blue Morphos
and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped and spotted with yellow , red ,
and black , were the most conspicuous and most characteristic of tropical
America ...
Page 12
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numerous channels ;
the principal tree was a long , coarseleaved palm , and there were great beds of
wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally saw curious green lizards
...
The banks at first were low and marshy and intersected by numerous channels ;
the principal tree was a long , coarseleaved palm , and there were great beds of
wild cane and grass , amongst which we occasionally saw curious green lizards
...
Page 14
The numerous half - filled - up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken . Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o ' clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream ,
which ...
The numerous half - filled - up channels and long lagoons throughout the delta
show the various courses the river has at different times taken . Our boatmen
paddled on until nine o ' clock , when we anchored in the middle of the stream ,
which ...
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
...
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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 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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