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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... Origin of Gourd - shaped Pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breeding -Reach Acoyapo - Festa - Cross High Range - Esquipula —The Rio Mico - Supposed Statues on its Banks - Pital - Cultivation of Maize - Its use from the earliest times in America ...
... Origin of Gourd - shaped Pottery - Coyotes - Mule - breeding -Reach Acoyapo - Festa - Cross High Range - Esquipula —The Rio Mico - Supposed Statues on its Banks - Pital - Cultivation of Maize - Its use from the earliest times in America ...
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... origin of Cyclones CHAPTER XVII . Cattle - raising - Don Filiberto Trano's new House - Horse - flies and Wasps - Teustepe - Spider imitating Ants - Mimetic Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in ...
... origin of Cyclones CHAPTER XVII . Cattle - raising - Don Filiberto Trano's new House - Horse - flies and Wasps - Teustepe - Spider imitating Ants - Mimetic Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in ...
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... origin of species by 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 ...
... origin of species by 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 ...
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... origin , Indian , Spanish , and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores , and the quarters of the military governor , redeem the place from an appearance of utter squalor . Behind the town there are a ...
... origin , Indian , Spanish , and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores , and the quarters of the military governor , redeem the place from an appearance of utter squalor . Behind the town there are a ...
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... origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they were called Guatuses ; for the natives of Nicaragua , and of parts much nearer home , are fond of giving fanciful explanations of the names of places and things ...
... origin of the fable about the red hair was a theory to explain why they were called Guatuses ; for the natives of Nicaragua , and of parts much nearer home , are fond of giving fanciful explanations of the names of places and things ...
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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