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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... Contrast between the ancient and the present Inhabitants Night Life 150
CHAPTER X . Juigalpa A Nicaraguan Family Description of the Road from
Juigalpa to Santo Domingo Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nicaragua in
1872 ...
... Contrast between the ancient and the present Inhabitants Night Life 150
CHAPTER X . Juigalpa A Nicaraguan Family Description of the Road from
Juigalpa to Santo Domingo Comparative scarcity of Insects in Nicaragua in
1872 ...
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Olama The Sanate " - Muymuy - Idleness of the People Mountain Road
The Bull Rock The Bull ' s - horn Thorn - Ants kept as Standing Armies by
some Plants Use of Honey - secreting Glands - Plant - lice , Scale - insects ,
and ...
Olama The Sanate " - Muymuy - Idleness of the People Mountain Road
The Bull Rock The Bull ' s - horn Thorn - Ants kept as Standing Armies by
some Plants Use of Honey - secreting Glands - Plant - lice , Scale - insects ,
and ...
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When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so ; and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
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tillo , which are difficult to ascend , and as there is no road . round them excepting
through the town of Castillo , advantage has been taken of the situation to fix the
custom house here , at which are collected the duties on all articles going up to ...
tillo , which are difficult to ascend , and as there is no road . round them excepting
through the town of Castillo , advantage has been taken of the situation to fix the
custom house here , at which are collected the duties on all articles going up to ...
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... owing to the neighbouring swamp . Much of the land around is very fertile ; but
little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they make a
bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about three o ' clock : our road lay up the river ...
... owing to the neighbouring swamp . Much of the land around is very fertile ; but
little of it is cultivated , as the people are indolent , and content if they make a
bare livelihood . We left Acoyapo about three o ' clock : our road lay up the river ...
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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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